Yvett
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-VET
- Origin
- Germanic
Yvett is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “yew”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yvett mean?
Germanic: variant of Yvette, French diminutive of Yvonne, from Yves
“yew”
Variant spelling of Yvette, a French diminutive of Yvonne, which is the feminine form of Yves.
Is Yvett a girl's or a boy's name?
Yvett is a girls' name.
How popular is Yvett in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Yvett in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yvett in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Names like Yvett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah, Amy, Rachel, Emma, Amber, Katie, Katherine, Hannah, Giselle, Nicole, Jasmine, Sara
Names related to Yvett
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yvett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yvett, updated 20 October 2026.