Recorded 1961–2013 Girls' name Peak 1991 333 births

Yvett — girls' name

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.

1960s551970s641980s681990s642000s772010s5
2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Yvett was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Yvett in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yvett

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Yvett between 1961 and 2013, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yvett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yvett performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yvett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yvett in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yvett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 333 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yvett at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

333

Since 1961

53 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1961

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2013

Yvett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1961

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 201320041998199019831976196919621961 5

Yvett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 23% of Yvett's all-time total
1960s551970s641980s681990s642000s772010s5

Yvett by state

Where Yvett concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yvett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 12.9%
#2 Texas
5 1.5%
California share of Yvett's total US births 12.9%
Even split

43 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yvett?
333 babies have been named Yvett since 1961. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Yvett most popular?
Yvett was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Yvett most popular?
The top states for the name Yvett are California (43 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yvett been used?
Yvett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 53 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Yvett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvette, Yvetta, Yves, Yvelisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.