Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Yvette

ee-VET · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Yew tree, French diminutive of Yvonne
Language
French
Culture
French;Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
French · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1616
2024 births129
Peak year1967
First appeared1898
Total US births63,918
1967 peak18981930196119932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
VetteYvi
Alternate spellings
IvetteYvett
In other languages
Ivette (Spanish)Yvetta (French)

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