Yvonne

Yvonne: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

French feminine form of Yvon, related to Yves. The name ultimately derives from a Germanic element associated with the yew tree, traditionally valued for making bows.

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How popular is Yvonne?

202424.0 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 Yvonne in 202480

2024 rank#2,296 girls

Peak year1937

Total US babies since 1880156,647

Yvonne is steady now but far below its 1937 peak.

Names like Yvonne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ivonneyew wood · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French

Yvonne questions

What does the name Yvonne mean?

Yvonne means "yew". It comes from French. French feminine form of Yvon, related to Yves. The name ultimately derives from a Germanic element associated with the yew tree, traditionally valued for making bows.

Is Yvonne a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Yvonne?

80 US babies were named Yvonne in 2024. Its peak year was 1937.

How do you pronounce Yvonne?

Yvonne is usually pronounced ee-VON.

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.