Names Like Ives — Find Similar Baby Names
Ives is a 4-letter English boys' name meaning “Archer's Bow. Variant Of Yves From Ivar.”. This page collects 105 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Ines and Iven, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ves like Yves and Reaves, and names sharing the “archer” concept like Brlety and Evon.
For the full Ives profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Ives page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Ives
24 baby names that differ from Ives by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ines | 1 | Meek. Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | Spanish | Female |
| Iven | 1 | Little Archer | French | Male |
| Iver | 1 | Archer | Scottish | Male |
| Ivey | 1 | A Climbing Evergreen Ornamental Plant. Ivy | English | Female |
| Idas | 2 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Ide | 2 | Thirsty | Irish | Female |
| Iden | 2 | Wealthy | Anglo | Male |
| Ife | 2 | Love | Egyptian | Female |
| Ike | 2 | Variant Of Hebrew Isaac Laughter. | Hebrew | Male |
| Iker | 2 | Visits | Basque | Male |
| Ilex | 2 | Variant Of Alex. | English | Female |
| Inas | 2 | Sociability | Arabic | Female |
| Ine | 2 | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Inesa | 2 | King, Innocent | Greek | Female |
| Inez | 2 | Meek. Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | Spanish | Female |
| Inis | 2 | From Ennis | Irish | Female |
| Innes | 2 | From Innes | Scottish | Male |
| Inys | 2 | From The River Island | Irish | Male |
| Iris | 2 | Rainbow | Greek | Female |
| Irus | 2 | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Irven | 2 | Friend. See Also Ervin. | English | Male |
| Isen | 2 | Iron | Anglo | Male |
| Isis | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Magic) | Egyptian | Female |
| Iva | 2 | From The Yew Tree | French | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Ives’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
4-Letter I-Names Like Ives
24 names that share Ives's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Ives's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Ives
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Ives.
Names That Rhyme with Ives
4 baby names that share Ives's last 3 letters — -ves. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Ives
5 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Ives — Ive-. Good for parents who like Ives's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.