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Name meaning & stats

Yvan

Yvan means “God is gracious” (Russian origin). 510 US babies since 1940, peak 2020. Notable Yvans are 2.9× over-represented as professors.

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What it means

“God is gracious”

RussianSpelling of Ivan

Ivan around the world

  • Иван · Russian
  • Іван · Ukrainian
  • إيفان · Arabic
  • איוואן · Hebrew
  • イヴァン · Japanese
  • 伊万 · Chinese
  • 이반 · Korean
  • Ivashka · Belarusian
  • Iván · Hungarian
  • Ivano · Italian

Famous Ivans

  • Ivan Rakitić · Croatian footballer
  • Ivan Perišić · Croatian footballer (born 1989)
  • Ivan Gašparovič · Slovak politician and lawyer
  • Ivan Lendl · Czech and American tennis player (born 1960)

Ivan’s name day

  • January 22 · Norway
  • May 24 · Sweden

In US birth records

Peak year: 2020

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

510 US babies were named Yvan between 1940 and 2025.

Where Yvans end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Professor2.9×Medium · 16 people
Politician1.1×Low · 5 people
Ice hockey player1.4×Low · 4 people
Writer1.1×Low · 3 people

Among notable men who are professors, Yvans show up 2.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 265 Ivans spell it Yvan

  • Ivan 97%
  • Ivaan 1%
  • Iven 1%
  • Yvan <1%
  • Ivin <1%
  • Eivin <1%
  • Yvon <1%
  • Ivann <1%
  • Eivan <1%
  • Yifan <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2020)