Given name · also Germanic
Evette
“giver of life; a lively woman”
Evette is a variant of Eva. One Hebrew interpretation is “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evette is a variant of Eva. One Hebrew interpretation is “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evette is a form of Yvette. Yvette comes from French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,211
- 0 boys · 6,211 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 236 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #3,043 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,043 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 236 in 1967. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,628 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Evette’s family of names
Evette has a related form in Eva. In English usage, Evette has a related form in Yvette. Evette is a form of Yvette.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Evette
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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