Yvette
Yvette is a feminine given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means 'yew' or 'archer' in some cases.
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Yvette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yvette is a feminine given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means 'yew' or 'archer' in some cases.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Yvette
American parents first put Yvette on the record books as a baby girl name in 1898, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1967, when 2,743 Yvettes were born — ranking #125 that year. About 34% of every Yvette on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yvette ranks #1,651 for baby girls with 126 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 64K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yvette
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yvette. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Yvette
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yvette Alexander (born 1961), U.S. politician
- Yvette Andréyor (1891–1962), French silent film actress
- Yvette Baker (born 1968), British orienteer
- Yvette Barbaza (1914–2009), French geographer
- Yvette Biro , Hungarian essayist, screenwriter, and professor emerita
- Yvetta Blanarovičová , Slovak actress and singer
- Yvette Borup Andrews (1891–1959), American photographer
- Yvette Brind'Amour (1918–1992), Canadian actor
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Names that sound like Yvette
Phonetically similar names — useful when Yvette is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Yvette
Yvette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 64K births in the dataset. Yvette's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #125. Use the chart and map above to compare Yvette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.