Holding steady, #6,803 for boys today.
Popularity of Yvan since 1961
Babies named Yvan per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 26 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 109 |
| 2000s | 106 |
| 2010s | 106 |
| 2020s | 77 |
Meaning & origin
Yvan is a French and Slavic form of John that has never reached widespread popularity in the United States. First recorded in U.S. data in 1961, it ranked 6803 in 2025 with a frequency of about 1 in 142,340 boys. Its peak year came in 2020, and the name has shown relative stability since then, typically remaining rare. Though not currently common in any state, Yvan offers a distinctive international alternative to Ivan or Evan, with clear pronunciation and a strong etymological heritage linking it to the Hebrew Yochanan.
Yvan is a French and Slavic form of John, which derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'. In French, it is a variant of Yves but more commonly a spelling variant of Ivan, the Slavic form of John. The name has been used in France since the Middle Ages and is particularly associated with Francophone regions of Europe and Canada.
“Yvan” around the world
Where Yvan lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
35
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Yvi, Vanya
Sibling names for Yvan
Names that share Yvan's style, for a brother or sister.
