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Yvette

Meaning: Yew
Origin: French (from French (from Yves)) — Variant of Yves · Origin disputed between Gaulish and Germanic

Girl's name · #1630 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Yvette reached #125 in 1967 and has faded to #1630 since. About 64,000 girls have carried it since 1898.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,457 in Canada (2024).

Famous Yvettes

Yvette Cooper — British politician (born 1969)
Yvette Mimieux — American actress (1942–2022)
Yvette Guilbert — French cabaret singer
Yvette Williams — New Zealand athlete
Yvette Nicole Brown — American actress

In stories & tradition

Yvette Carte-Blanche — 'Allo 'Allo! (TV series)
Yvette De Schrijver^nl — Thuis (TV series)
Yvette — La rondine (musical stage work)

What Yvettes become

Among 394 notable people named Yvette:

Entertainers appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yvette Mimieux, American actress (1942–2022).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Ivette (#2110), Yvette would rank around #1102 with about 220 births last year — the newborns split about 59/41 between Yvette and Ivette.

Similar names: Evette · Toni · Heaven · Annette · Belinda · Jeanette

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