How Many People Are Named Yvette?
An estimated 52,660 people in the United States have the first name Yvette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Yvette peaked in popularity in 1967 with 2,754 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yvette 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 Yvette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Yvette is overwhelmingly female, 186 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Yvette has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
52,660
About 1 in 6,509 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1967
2,754 births
Total Registered
64,104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yvette
Yvette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 64,104 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Yvette as a male name
Ranked #10,224 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1968 (15 births)
Yvette as a female name
Ranked #1,616 in 2024
129 female births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (2,743 births)
Yvette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yvette span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 22,162 babies were registered. Yvette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yvette by Decade
How has Yvette 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.
Yvette by State
Birth registrations for Yvette span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 1,188 Yvettes were registered per state.
Yvette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yvette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yvette
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yvette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yvette?
We estimate approximately 52,660 people named Yvette 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 6,509 Americans share this first name.
Is Yvette a common name?
Yvette is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64,104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yvette most popular?
Yvette reached peak popularity in 1967, when 2,754 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yvette is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yvette a female name?
Yvette is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yvette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yvette Smith, Yvette Johnson, Yvette 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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