Girls' name · since 1922
Yvetta
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Yvetta, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 480
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yvetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 480 have been recorded since 1922.
Yvetta has 480 recorded births among girls since 1922, 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 1922 to 1988.
- #12,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 480 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yvetta ranks #12,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 480 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 480
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yvetta's 480 recorded births place it above 83.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Yvetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yvetta's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yvetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1988
- Peak year (1956)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Yvetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (192 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Yvetta's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Yvetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 192 births (40% of all-time use).
Yvetta by state
Where Yvetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
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What to do with Yvetta's data
- Yvetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Yvettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Yvetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1922–1988 (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 Yvetta 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.