unisex name

Yve

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 142

Yve is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1926, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1906.

Yve over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1951, not a full ten years.

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Births named Yve by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 10
1910s 10
1920s 45
1930s 35
1940s 10
1950s (to 1951) 5

How popular is Yve?

In 1951, Yve was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Yve is used

France #1,170 5 in 1951
England & Wales #6,388 3 in 2006
United States #16,869 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Yve

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Yve also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yve over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Yve

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yve — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Yve

How popular is the name Yve?

In 1951, Yve was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Yve a girl's or a boy's name?

Yve is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Yve most popular?

Yve peaked in 1926, when 10 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Yve a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yve currently ranks #16,869 in France. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.