Yves comes from the Biblical / English / Hebrew tradition, meaning Living and Breathing.
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How popular is Yves?
1985peak year
The name Yves reached its peak in 1985, with 37 registrations (ranked #1697). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1916. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6054) today, averaging about 18 new babies per year. Yves's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,234 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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