US rank #1611 Girls' name Peak 1967 63,918 births

Yvette — #1611 US girls' name

63,918 babies named Yvette in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s71900s671910s7001920s14261930s9441940s17391950s61141960s220871970s124681980s77151990s55292000s30532010s14592020s610
#1611
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Yvette was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

2,743 babies were named Yvette in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yvette

The Social Security Administration has registered 63,918 babies named Yvette between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yvette currently holds the #1611 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 2,743 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yvette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 22,087 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Yvette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13,836 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yvette in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yvette 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 63,918 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.

Yvette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63,918

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1967

2,743 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#1,611

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yvette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1967)
2,743
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Yvette popularity over time — boys

186 total births recorded since 1956 (Yvette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 186 births
05101520 19941988198219771970196519611956 6

Yvette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
22,087 births that decade — 35% of Yvette's all-time total
1890s71900s671910s7001920s14261930s9441940s17391950s61141960s220871970s124681980s77151990s55292000s30532010s14592020s610

Yvette by state

Where Yvette concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yvette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13,836 21.6%
#2 New York
9,418 14.7%
#3 Texas
7,163 11.2%
#4 Illinois
3,300 5.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,906 3.0%
#6 Florida
1,836 2.9%
#7 Louisiana
1,705 2.7%
#8 New Jersey
1,691 2.6%
California share of Yvette's total US births 21.6%
Even split

13,836 of 63,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Yvette appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yvette?
63,918 babies have been named Yvette since 1898. It currently ranks #1611 among girls. The peak year was 1967 with 2,743 births.
When was Yvette most popular?
Yvette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 22,087 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Yvette most popular?
The top states for the name Yvette are California (13,836 births), New York (9,418 births), Texas (7,163 births).
How long has the name Yvette been used?
Yvette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yvette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvetta, Yvett, Yves, Yvelisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1898–2024 (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.