Girls' name · since 1961
Yvett
333 babies named Yvett in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yvett sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 333 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yvett has been recorded 333 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2013.
- #15,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 333 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yvett ranks #15,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yvett's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yvett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yvett splits its recorded history at 1986: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yvett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2013
- Peak year (1991)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Yvett by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Yvett's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Yvett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (23% of all-time use).
Yvett by state
Where Yvett concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
43 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Yvett's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yvetts (43 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yvett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1961–2013 (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 Yvett 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.