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Yvan

Yvan is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Belgium, Switzerland, France
US records 1880–2017
404 male / 5 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Yvan

If you do not know Yvan’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Yvan,” in English, “Guten Tag Yvan,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yvan,

German

Guten Tag Yvan,

French

Bonjour Yvan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yvan:

Chinese

Yvan您好：

Japanese

Yvan様

English

Hi Yvan,

German

Hi Yvan,

French

Salut Yvan,

Spanish

Hola Yvan,

Chinese

Yvan你好：

Japanese

Yvanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Yvan by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Belgiumuncommonman's name
Switzerlanduncommonman's name
Franceuncommonman's name
Luxembourgrareman's name
United Statesrareman's name

United States birth data

404 male · 5 female · 409 births recorded

Male ≈ 98.8%Female ≈ 1.2%

Records from 1980–2017: 98.6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yvan a male or female name?

Yvan is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Yvan in an email?

If you do not know Yvan’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Yvan,” in English, “Guten Tag Yvan,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Yvan a unisex name?

Yvan is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

JacquesMaleChristianeFemaleMartineFemaleLucMaleWillyMaleChantalFemaleYvesMaleLilianeFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yvan a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/yvan. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yvan,
  title  = {Is Yvan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/yvan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}