The baby name Ives is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced EYEVZ (IPA: /aɪvz/).
The baby name Ives is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced EYEVZ (IPA: /aɪvz/).
Ives is French, Germanic in Origin.
Ives is an English given name and surname from Old French Yves, ultimately the Germanic Ivo, built on the element iv/iw “yew.” Yew’s evergreen toughness and its historic use for longbows lend connotations of endurance and skilled archery. In medieval England, Ives also developed as a patronymic of the short form Ive (“Ive’s”), later readopted as a first name.
Norman influence spread Yves/Ivo to Britain, and the cult of Saint Yves of Kermartin (patron of lawyers and the poor, 13th–14th c.) kept it visible; the Cambridgeshire place‑name St Ives reflects that heritage. As a given name today it remains rare in the Anglosphere but feels crisp and continental. Variants and cognates include Yves (French), Ivo (German, Italian, Croatian, Czech), Ive (English and South Slavic), and the related Breton form Erwan. Meaning: “yew,” implying steadfastness and vitality.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| HR | 0 | #179 | 3 | 2,081 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| France | Boys | 1948 | #216 | 4 | 744 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #231 | 11 | 7,111 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #244 | 6 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #291 | 4 | 3,687 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #403 | 6 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #408 | 6 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 9 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #504 | 47 | 12,054 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #505 | 23 | 12,905 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #569 | 24 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #605 | 61 | 13,390 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #701 | 51 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #853 | 26 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #899 | 22 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #907 | 9 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #916 | 37 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #968 | 15 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 21 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,397 | 75 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,402 | 45 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Ives is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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