Yvette is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Yvette means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Yvette across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Yvette has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Yvette is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “yew wood”. A French feminine diminutive of Yves.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 64,233 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 259 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 89 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 194 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Yvette per year, United States (1898 to 2025). United States peaked in 1967 (2,754/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (27/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1972 (14/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1980 (10/yr).
Yvette has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1967, when it ranked #238 nationally (given to 2,757 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1960s.
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