The baby name Ive is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-veh (IPA: /ˈiːvɛ/) — sometimes anglicized as 'Eve' (/iːv/).
The baby name Ive is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-veh (IPA: /ˈiːvɛ/) — sometimes anglicized as 'Eve' (/iːv/).
Ive is Croatian, Slavic in Origin.
Ive is a compact given name with two main roots. In Croatian and Slovenian it functions as a traditional hypocoristic of Ivan (ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan), giving the meaning "God is gracious." In the Low Countries and occasionally Scandinavia, Ive aligns with the Yves/Ivo family from Old Germanic Ivo, tied to the yew tree and, by extension, longevity and archery. The name is predominantly masculine, though its short, vowel-forward form sometimes appears as unisex in contemporary use.
Regional usage clusters along the Adriatic - especially Dalmatia and Istria - where Ive appears both as an independent name and as a familiar form for Ivan. Internationally it remains rare but stylistically appealing for its minimalist, compact shape. Related forms and variants include Ivan, Ivo, Ivica, Ivek (Croatian nicknames), as well as Yves, Ives, Yve, and Ivo on the Germanic side; feminine relatives include Ivana, Ivka, Iveta, and Ivona.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| PR | 0 | #53 | 3 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #150 | 12 | 3,171 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #153 | 137 | 3,997 |
| HR | 0 | #164 | 16 | 2,081 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| France | Boys | 1940 | #193 | 3 | 641 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #276 | 14 | 3,687 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #348 | 4 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #372 | 15 | 8,413 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| MX | 0 | #403 | 11 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #430 | 5 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 6 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #511 | 8 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #513 | 20 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #528 | 23 | 12,054 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #537 | 5 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #644 | 8 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #798 | 41 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #832 | 20 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #912 | 41 | 5,697 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #922 | 20 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #930 | 14 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #962 | 22 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,060 | 19 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,143 | 41 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,412 | 35 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,459 | 13 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Ive is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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