Yvan
How to say it: ee-VAN · /iˈvɑ̃/
French form of Ivan, from John meaning 'God is gracious' - common in France and francophone Africa.
Yvan was the 160th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 20% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #181 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #160 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 12 |
| Share of births | 1 in 1,341 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −20% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #181 |
| In France, 2025 | #356 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yvan is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Van
- Yva
Honouring a Yvan in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yvan is about 1 in 56.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #356 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Yvan
- Yvan Attal (born 1965)Israeli-born French actor and director
- Yvan Goll (1891–1950)French-German poet, key figure in German Expressionism and French Surrealism
- Yvan Neyou (born 1997)Cameroonian and French footballer
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