Girls' name · since 1949
Yevette
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 839 babies named Yevette, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 839
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yevette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 839 have been recorded since 1949.
Yevette has 839 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2000.
- #8,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 839 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yevette ranks #8,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 839 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 839
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yevette's 839 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yevette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yevette splits its recorded history at 1974: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yevette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2000
- Peak year (1968)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Yevette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (379 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Yevette's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Yevette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 92
1950s
92 births
- 1960s
1960s
379 births
- 1970s
1970s
216 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 379 births (45% of all-time use).
How Yevette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yevette's total volume
Yevette by state
Where Yevette concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 99 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.3% |
99 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Yevette's data
- Yevette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (379 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yevettes (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yevette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yevette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.