Yvette
Meaning
yew wood, archer
Say it: ee-VET
Yvette's name family
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic iv "yew", the bow-wood, carried through French Yves into its feminines
The family
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yvette peaked in the 1960s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
160 people · the #29,753 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 82
Among people named Yvette living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yvette
People given the name Yvette in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yvette deep dive
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