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“Variant of Yves — yew (origin disputed between Gaulish and Germanic)” — French (from Yves) origin
Girl's name · #1630 in the US (2025) · Retro
Yvette reached #125 in 1967 and has faded to #1630 since. About 64,000 girls have carried it since 1898. 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.
Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 394 notable people named Yvette:
Entertainers appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yvette Mimieux, American actress (1942–2022).
Similar names: Evette · Toni · Heaven · Annette · Belinda · Jeanette
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