The first name Yvan
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Yvan last appeared in the official list in 2012, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1999, with 3 births (#2,943).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yvan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yvan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 12 boys born in the United States were named Yvan, the 7,179th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 17 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Yvan
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yvan GollFrench-German poet, key figure in German Expressionism and French Surrealism (1891-1950)
- Yvan ColonnaCorsican independentist and criminal (1960–2022)
- Yvan NeyouCameroonian and French footballer, born 1997
- Yvan MullerFrench racecar driver, born 1969
- Yvan QuéninBasketball player (1920-2009)
- Yvan CournoyerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1943)
- Yvan Le Bolloc'hFrench actor and television host, born 1961
- Yvan MayeurBelgian politician, born 1960
- Yvan VerougstraeteBelgian politician, born 1975
- Yvan NoéFrench playwright (1895-1963)
- Victor NoirFrench journalist (1848–1870)
- Pierre WolffFrench playwright (1865–1944)
Questions
- How popular is the name Yvan?
- In 2012, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Yvan, ranking 4,805th. Its peak was 1999, with 3 births.
- Is Yvan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 510 US babies named Yvan since 1880 were boys.
- When was Yvan most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 17 babies were named Yvan, its highest rank at 5,444th.