Is Yvan a boy or girl name?

Yvan is a boy’s name. Of the 510 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Yvan

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Yvan was most popular in 2020, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #11,255 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 510 people named Yvan.

Yvan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yvan’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yvan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yvan is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 510 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org