Yvette

#1,622 for girls in 2025, 128 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 2,743 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
64,047
since 1898

Yvette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Yvette has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #125, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,622128—
2024#1,613129—
2023#1,813111—
2022#1,670126—
2021#1,630128—
2020#1,728116—
2019#1,708122—
2018#1,692122—
2017#1,943103—
2016#1,799115—
2015#1,520148—
2014#1,410162—
2013#1,487149—
2012#1,469154—
2011#1,237193—
2010#1,253191—
2009#1,280190—
2008#1,117231—
2007#1,069245—
2006#900295—
2005#837303—
2004#788324—
2003#771321—
2002#718344—
2001#642393—
2000#622407—
1999#683332—
1998#620382—
1997#583398—
1996#503475—
1995#481515—
1994#465543#8,8005
1993#412605#7,6386
1992#342759—
1991#337781—
1990#362739#8,1175
1989#340746#6,2297
1988#314791#5,2008
1987#327748#6,0896
1986#320749—
1985#345682#6,5235
1984#328708—
1983#310741#4,9077
1982#282866#6,3855
1981#298810#6,2625
1980#283874#5,5256
1979#282864#6,0565
1978#267866—
1977#260949#5,1236
1976#2371,002—
1975#2401,018#3,6599
1974#2241,151—
1973#2031,265—
1972#1891,531#3,6228
1971#1741,770#3,9637
1970#1622,052#4,7245
1969#1512,162#2,86110
1968#1442,210#2,10915
1967#1252,743#2,47011
1966#1432,472—
1965#1542,465#2,61710
1964#1552,552#3,0508
1963#1702,285#3,3187
1962#1961,925#3,3057
1961#1961,849#3,3567
1960#2251,425—
1959#2761,036—
1958#324824—
1957#323794—
1956#301868#3,5356
1955#369563—
1954#383502—
1953#392470—
1952#429402—
1951#451338—
1950#454317—
1949#559221—
1948#540233—
1947#561231—
1946#635154—
1945#571165—
1944#685119—
1943#616151—
1942#593156—
1941#503190—
1940#644119—
1939#70194—
1938#74786—
1937#80473—
1936#74880—
1935#74183—
1934#70589—
1933#642105—
1932#670101—
1931#644107—
1930#615126—
1929#597131—
1928#564156—
1927#561160—
1926#639126—
1925#565160—
1924#594155—
1923#587151—
1922#615141—
1921#663124—
1920#655122—
1919#646115—
1918#644120—
1917#630117—
1916#76979—
1915#70489—
1914#77755—
1913#74150—
1912#78640—
1911#1,03118—
1910#1,06917—
1909#1,15213—
1908#1,08414—
1907#1,6397—
1906#1,00214—
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five girls were named Yvette! It came in at #1,379, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1899–1901, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Yvette is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedNHWashington: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedMNIllinois: #161 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 829 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,500 girlsWIMichigan: #244 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,375 girlsMINew York: #113 for girls · 221 births · 1 in 502 girlsNYMassachusetts: #252 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedIAIndiana: #252 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsINOhio: #254 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsOHPennsylvania: #248 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsPANew Jersey: #147 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 690 girlsNJConnecticut: #163 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 879 girlsCTCalifornia: #110 for girls · 277 births · 1 in 495 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedUTColorado: #186 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 828 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedNEMissouri: #304 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsMOKentucky: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #263 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,558 girlsVAMaryland: #203 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 936 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedDEArizona: #101 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 426 girlsAZNew Mexico: #36 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 150 girlsNMKansas: #369 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsKSArkansas: #352 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsARTennessee: #444 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,538 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,058 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #209 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 823 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Yvette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #167 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 737 girlsLAMississippi: #244 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsMSAlabama: #422 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,018 girlsALGeorgia: #265 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsGAHawaii: #73 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 278 girlsHITexas: #98 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 461 girlsTXFlorida: #150 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 717 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#36 · 1 in 150
  2. Hawaii#73 · 1 in 278
  3. Texas#98 · 1 in 461
  4. Arizona#101 · 1 in 426
  5. California#110 · 1 in 495

Best ever in a state: #36 in New Mexico, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#36511 in 150
Hawaii#73161 in 278
Texas#982091 in 461
Arizona#101341 in 426
California#1102771 in 495
New York#1132211 in 502
New Jersey#147591 in 690
Florida#150621 in 717
Illinois#161901 in 829
Connecticut#163181 in 879
Louisiana#167361 in 737
Colorado#186191 in 828
District of Columbia#20291 in 823
Maryland#203221 in 936
South Carolina#209191 in 1,011
Michigan#244451 in 1,375
Mississippi#244141 in 1,238
Pennsylvania#248501 in 1,442
Indiana#252271 in 1,372
Massachusetts#252201 in 1,711
Ohio#254501 in 1,489
Virginia#263191 in 1,558
Georgia#265251 in 1,439
Washington#284121 in 1,599
Missouri#304171 in 1,840
Wisconsin#324111 in 2,500
Arkansas#35261 in 2,181
Kansas#36951 in 2,464
Kentucky#38581 in 2,969
North Carolina#395121 in 3,058
Alabama#42281 in 3,018
Tennessee#44481 in 3,538
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Yvette
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#1,613 → #1,622)
  • 106 spots since 2020 (#1,728 → #1,622)
  • 102 spots since 2015 (#1,520 → #1,622)
  • Biggest jump: 245 spots in 1912 (#1,031 → #786)
  • Biggest drop: 169 spots in 2007 (#900 → #1,069)
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1967 at #125 (2,743 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1912–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 602
  • Highest: 1 in 602 girls born in 1967 were named Yvette (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,557 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 34.5% of all girls named Yvette (22,088) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#1,379 (1898)#1,379
1900s67#1,002 (1906)#1,389
1910s700#630 (1917)#780
1920s1,426#561 (1927)#604
1930s944#615 (1930)#702
1940s1,739#503 (1941)#591
1950s6,114#276 (1959)#370
1960s22,088#125 (1967)#166
1970s12,468#162 (1970)#224
1980s7,715#282 (1982)#315
1990s5,529#337 (1991)#479
2000s3,053#622 (2000)#874
2010s1,459#1,237 (2011)#1,552
2020s738#1,613 (2024)#1,679

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Yvette in 1972

girls
#189
1,531 births · 1 in 994 girls
boys
#3,622
8 births · 1 in 202,701 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #189Yvette1,531

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #3,622Yvette8
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 994 of them was named Yvette, which outranked 98.0% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yvette
  1. #186Kari1,561
  2. #187Charlotte1,535
  3. #188Belinda1,534
  4. #189Yvette1,531
  5. #190Kerri1,501
  6. #191Jeanette1,494
  7. #192Christie1,480
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 202,701 of them was named Yvette, which outranked 37.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yvette
  1. #3,344Yakov9
  2. #3,344Yero9
  3. #3,344Zakary9
  4. #3,622Yvette8
  5. #3,622Afshin8
  6. #3,622Aj8
  7. #3,622Akbar8
  8. #3,963Abayomi7
  9. #3,963Abdon7
  10. #3,963Adolf7

Tied with 340 names at #3,622; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →