Ives Forename
59,190th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 10,532 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda
Ives Forename Definition:
Breton & Cornish (masculine) God’s grace, or God’s gift.
Ives Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96% | 2,335 | 1:31,618 | 2,311 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,880 | 1:113,955 | 6,076 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 904 | 1:23,905 | 1,996 |
| Belgium | 100% | 701 | 1:16,391 | 1,395 |
| Chile | 86% | 463 | 1:38,029 | 1,552 |
| United States | 82% | 391 | 1:927,205 | 19,923 |
| Ivory Coast | 99% | 370 | 1:62,367 | 4,342 |
| Burkina Faso | 98% | 342 | 1:53,741 | 3,567 |
| Mali | 100% | 331 | 1:51,292 | 2,831 |
| Argentina | 74% | 258 | 1:165,788 | 2,285 |
| Peru | 84% | 191 | 1:166,447 | 4,745 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 185 | 1:163,253 | 6,382 |
| Philippines | 72% | 181 | 1:585,688 | 18,670 |
| Mexico | 92% | 177 | 1:701,381 | 6,720 |
| Zambia | - | 149 | 1:106,408 | 4,882 |
| Congo | 100% | 146 | 1:34,310 | 2,931 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 142 | 1:73,460 | 4,284 |
| Colombia | 100% | 124 | 1:385,314 | 6,720 |
| Italy | 89% | 118 | 1:517,475 | 5,472 |
| Benin | 100% | 117 | 1:90,392 | 5,803 |
| Senegal | 100% | 109 | 1:133,774 | 3,308 |
| Honduras | 100% | 96 | 1:91,849 | 3,105 |
| Germany | 90% | 74 | 1:1,306,458 | 9,102 |
| Jamaica | - | 64 | 1:45,050 | 2,654 |
| Indonesia | - | 56 | 1:4,606,494 | 186,712 |
| Ecuador | - | 53 | 1:334,470 | 4,408 |
| Haiti | 100% | 51 | 1:210,332 | 9,504 |
| Guinea | - | 48 | 1:247,055 | 2,659 |
| Canada | 100% | 45 | 1:736,297 | 16,670 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 40 | 1:85,691 | 2,399 |
| Paraguay | 65% | 34 | 1:212,847 | 3,351 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 29 | 1:283,224 | 5,698 |
| England | 89% | 22 | 1:2,527,406 | 29,639 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 18 | 1:588,967 | 2,948 |
| China | - | 17 | 1:80,356,222 | 63,797 |
| Angola | 100% | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 13 | 1:1,186,447 | 39,196 |
| El Salvador | - | 13 | 1:487,830 | 4,461 |
| Nigeria | 85% | 12 | 1:14,797,030 | 147,379 |
| India | 100% | 12 | 1:101,239,831 | 1,357,349 |
| France | 100% | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Nicaragua | 75% | 11 | 1:547,121 | 9,117 |
| Panama | 100% | 10 | 1:390,656 | 11,763 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Costa Rica | 78% | 10 | 1:476,795 | 7,334 |
| Estonia | 67% | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| South Africa | 71% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| Croatia | 100% | 9 | 1:468,564 | 5,419 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Spain | 100% | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Malaysia | 60% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 7 | 1:2,301,204 | 6,153 |
| Israel | 100% | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 5 | 1:3,380,417 | 28,284 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Cuba | - | 3 | 1:3,835,517 | 8,849 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Sweden | 50% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
Ives (24,467) may also be a surname.
Ives Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Breton & Cornish (masculine) God’s grace, or God’s gift.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Ives Forename Popularity
Ives Demographics
Ives Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 70 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Ives Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ives in the Russian language | ||
| Ивес | ives | - |
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