Yves is a boy's name of German origin meaning “yew.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 18 boys in the United States.
Yves belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “yew” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Yves first appears in Social Security records in 1916. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1692 in 1981, and in 2024 18 babies received the name — 1,184 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Yves means “yew” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Yves is a boy name. In 2024, 18 babies received the name in the US.
Yves comes from the German, French, Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition.
Yves first appears in US records in 1916. Its best-ever ranking was #1692 in 1981, and 18 babies were given the name in 2024.
Yves is pronounced /ˈiːv/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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