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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.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Croatian, Slavic
Pronunciation: EE-veh (IPA: /ˈiːvɛ/) — sometimes anglicized as 'Eve' (/iːv/)

What is the meaning of the name Ive ?

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.

Ive has the following similar or variant Names

Ive – Popularity by country

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:

Sweden
France
AL
AO
AR

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People also ask about Ive

Ive is predominantly a boy's name.
Ive is a 2 syllable name, pronounced EE-veh (IPA: /ˈiːvɛ/) — sometimes anglicized as 'Eve' (/iːv/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ivo, Ivica, Ives, Yves and Ivey.
Across languages, Ive has these equivalents: Yves (French), Ivo (Slavic/Germanic), Ives (English), Ivan (Slavic).
Yes — Ive ranked #181 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Ive ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2022).