Given name & surname
Ivone
“a young archer”
Ivone is a variant of Ivonne. In French use, Ivonne carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Original FrenchYvonne
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ivone is a variant of Ivonne. In French use, Ivonne carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ivone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 421
- 0 boys · 421 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,280 as a first name in 2020; 102 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ivone’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Ivone has a conventional equivalent in the German form Yvonne. In Portuguese usage, Ivone was borrowed from the French form Yvonne. Ivone has a related form in Ivonne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ivone has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
Frenchwhere Ivone comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ivone
- Dona Ivone LaraBrazilian singer and composer (1922–2018)1921–2018
- Ivone SoaresMozambican politician (RENAMO) and journalistborn 1979
- Ivone GebaraBrazilian nun and theologianborn 1944
- Ivone KirkpatrickBritish diplomat (1897–1964)
- Ivone GuimarãesBrazilian suffragette, teacher and activist (1908-1999)
- Ivone RamosCape Verdean writer1926–2018
- Ivone SilvaPortuguese actress (1935-1987)1936–1987
- Ivone MufucaAngolan handball player (1972-2016)
- Ivone De FranceschiItalian footballerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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