Ives

English variation of Yves

"yew wood"

Ives Origin and Meaning

The name Ives is a boy's name of English origin meaning "yew wood".

Smooth and sleek one-syllable name, sometimes suggested for Sagittarius boys.

Ives Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 835 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ives

• 835 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Ives

• Ives Goddard American linguist
• Ives Roqueta Occitan poet and novelist
• Ives Antero De Souza Brazilian footballer
• Charles Ives American modern composer
• Burl Ives American actor, writer, and folk singer
• James Merritt Ives 19th,century American lithographer, bookkeeper, and businessman; co,managed the firm Currier and Ives

The name Ives in Pop Culture

• St. Ives small seaside town in Cornwall, England
• St. Ives skin care company
• Currier and Ives successful American printmaking firm headed by Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives; based in New York City from 1834 to 1907
• Vanessa Ives main character in TV series ''Penny Dreadful" played by French actress Eva Green

International Variations of the name Ives

• Ivo German
• Yves French