Yvan Cournoyer
There are approximately 1 people named Yvan Cournoyer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Yvan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cournoyer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Yvan
485
Alive today
Named Cournoyer
2.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 485
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2020
Average age: 25
Estimated bearers: 2.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #12,444
Per 100K: 0.85
Top ancestry: White (86.8%)
First name trend
Yvan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Yvan. The peak year was 2020 with 17 births. The average person named Yvan today is 25 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cournoyer surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cournoyer, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.8%.
- White86.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native9.5%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Two or more races0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- Black or African American0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Yvan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 485 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Cournoyer appears at a rate of 0.85 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0008%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Yvan Cournoyer. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Yvan
FAQ
Yvan Cournoyer: questions and answers
How many people are named Yvan Cournoyer?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Yvan Cournoyer. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (0.85 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Yvan Cournoyer?
We classify Yvan Cournoyer as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Yvan a male or female name?
Yvan is predominantly male. Out of 498 total SSA registrations, 99.0% were male and 1.0% were female. See the full Yvan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.