Yvette

Yvette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “yew tree”
Origin: French
Say it: ee-VET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French feminine form of Yves, from a Germanic name associated with the yew. The yew had importance in medieval bow-making symbolism.

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How popular is Yvette?

202439.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Yvette in 2024129

2024 rank#1,612 girls

Peak year1967

Total US babies since 188064,104

Yvette is steady now but far below its 1967 peak.

Names like Yvette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ivetteyew tree · French
Evetteyew tree · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French

Yvette questions

What does the name Yvette mean?

Yvette means "yew tree". It comes from French. French feminine form of Yves, from a Germanic name associated with the yew. The yew had importance in medieval bow-making symbolism.

Is Yvette a boy or girl name?

Yvette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Yvette?

129 US babies were named Yvette in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.

How do you pronounce Yvette?

Yvette is usually pronounced ee-VET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.