Recorded 1922–1988 Girls' name Peak 1956 480 births

Yvetta — girls' name

480 babies named Yvetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s191930s131940s121950s1361960s1921970s841980s24
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Yvetta was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

23 babies were named Yvetta in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yvetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 480 babies named Yvetta between 1922 and 1988, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yvetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yvetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Yvetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yvetta in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yvetta 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 480 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.

Yvetta at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

480

Since 1922

67 years of records

Peak year

1956

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1922

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1988

Yvetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1922

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1956)
23
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
0510152025 198819761971196619611956195119331922 7

Yvetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
192 births that decade — 40% of Yvetta's all-time total
1920s191930s131940s121950s1361960s1921970s841980s24

Yvetta by state

Where Yvetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yvetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.0%
Alabama share of Yvetta's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yvetta?
480 babies have been named Yvetta since 1922. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1956 with 23 births.
When was Yvetta most popular?
Yvetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Yvetta most popular?
The top states for the name Yvetta are Alabama (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yvetta been used?
Yvetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 67 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Yvetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvette, Yvett, 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, 1922–1988 (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.