Yvon
Yvon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Yvon Beaulne (1919–1999), Canadian diplomat Yvon Dumont, Canadian politician Yvon Barrette, Canadian actor Yvon Bertin, French cyclist Yvon Bilodeau, Canadian ice hockey player Yvon Bonenfant, Canadian politician Yvon Brochu, Canadian politician Yvon Charbonneau (1940–2016), Canadian politician Yvon Chouinard, American mountain…
- French
Meaning & Origin of Yvon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yvon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Yvon Beaulne (1919–1999), Canadian diplomat Yvon Dumont, Canadian politician Yvon Barrette, Canadian actor Yvon Bertin, French cyclist Yvon Bilodeau, Canadian ice hockey player Yvon Bonenfant, Canadian politician Yvon Brochu, Canadian politician Yvon Charbonneau (1940–2016), Canadian politician Yvon Chouinard, American mountain…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Yvon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Yvon as a girl name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Yvon — #8,720 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Yvons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1994 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 47 Yvons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Yvon on the record books as a boy name in 1916, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 15 Yvons were born — ranking #2,094 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Yvons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 229 Yvons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yvon
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About the name Yvon
Yvon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 229 births in the dataset. Yvon's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Yvon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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