How Many People Are Named Yavette?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Yavette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Yavette peaked in popularity in 1966 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yavette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yavette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yavette is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1966
8 births
Total Registered
40
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yavette
Yavette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 40 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yavette as a female name
Ranked #11,447 in 1978
5 female births in 1978
Peak: 1966 (8 births)
Yavette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yavette span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 20 babies were registered. Yavette remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yavette by Decade
How has Yavette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yavette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yavette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yavette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yavette?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Yavette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Yavette a common name?
Yavette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yavette most popular?
Yavette reached peak popularity in 1966, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yavette is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yavette a female name?
Yavette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yavette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yavette Smith, Yavette Johnson, Yavette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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