Yvette
Yvette was the 1630th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 125th with 2,743 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 105 places. More babies were named Yvette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of Yves; perhaps "yew" · French, Germanic
Say it ee-VET /iˈvɛt/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,630 girls, up 111 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 128girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19672,743 babies
- Total since 1880
- 64,233babies recorded
What does the name Yvette mean?
Yvette is a French feminine diminutive of Yves, the name of Saint Yves (Ivo), a patron saint of Brittany. DMNES calls the origin of Yves/Ivo uncertain but probably related to the old Germanic word for the yew tree (*īwaz), whose wood was used for bows. Wiktionary notes it was borrowed from French in the 19th century. It was most popular in the US in the 1960s.
Yves (French, “name of Saint Yves”)*īwaz (Proto-Germanic, “yew tree”)
How sure is this? Probable. DMNES calls the origin of Ivo/Yves uncertain; the "yew" link is the leading explanation.
Related names: Yves, Ivette, Iva, Yvonne.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean tree.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yvette', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Ivo', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Iva', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Yvette', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Yvette popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 186 since 1956.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,630 | 128 |
| 2020 | #1,741 | 116 |
| 2010 | #1,259 | 191 |
| 2000 | #622 | 407 |
| 1990 | #362 | 739 |
| 1980 | #283 | 874 |
| 1970 | #162 | 2,052 |
| 1960 | #225 | 1,425 |
| 1950 | #455 | 317 |
| 1940 | #644 | 119 |
| 1930 | #618 | 126 |
| 1920 | #658 | 122 |
| 1910 | #1,109 | 17 |
| 1900 | #2,217 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yvette, counting every spelling?
Yvette has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,470 for girls in 2025, against #1,630 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yvette?
128 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yvette (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yvette born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yvette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yvette?
About 55,300 people born in the US named Yvette are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 41 and 62. That makes Yvette mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yvette by state
How common Yvette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×), New York (1.7×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yvette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yvette, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Yvette · Sibling names for Yvette
Questions about the name Yvette
What does Yvette mean?
Yvette means “feminine of Yves; perhaps "yew"” (French, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Yvette?
Yvette was the 1630th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 125th with 2,743 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 105 places. More babies were named Yvette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Yvette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yvette in the US.
Where is Yvette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yvette was most common in California (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Washington.