The first name Yvette
A girl’s name from French.
Pronounced /iːˈvɛt/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Yvette last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 27 births (#823).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yvette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yvette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 128 girls born in the United States were named Yvette, the 1,630th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 2,743 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Yvette in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Yvette in French too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Yvette
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yvette CooperBritish politician (born 1969)
- Yvette MimieuxAmerican actress (1942–2022)
- Yvette GuilbertFrench cabaret singer, 1865–1944
- Yvette Nicole BrownAmerican actress, born 1971
- Yvette VickersAmerican actress, singer and model (1928-2010)
- Yvette CauchoisFrench physicist (1908-1999)
- Yvette AndréyorFrench actress (1891-1962)
- Yvette ChauviréFrench ballet dancer (1917–2016)
- Yvette ClarkeAmerican politician (born 1964)
- Yvette BrochDutch female handball player, born 1990
- Yvette HerrellAmerican politician and realtor (born 1964)
- Yvette HornerFrench musician (1922–2018)
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Yvette mean?
- Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018).
- What is the origin of the name Yvette?
- Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018).
- How popular is the name Yvette?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Yvette, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1996, with 27 births.
- Is Yvette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 64,233 US babies named Yvette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Yvette most popular?
- 1967 in the United States, when 2,743 babies were named Yvette, its highest rank at 125th.
- How do you pronounce Yvette?
- Yvette is /iːˈvɛt/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Yvette?
- Evette.