Given name
Ivette
“a young archer”
Ivette is a variant of Ivonne. In French use, Ivonne carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ivette is a variant of Ivonne. In French use, Ivonne carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ivette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,185
- 10 boys · 11,175 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 409 babies
- 2025
- 89
- #2,110 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 89 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,110 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 409 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,332 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.
Ivette’s family of names
In German usage, Ivette has a related form in Yvonne. In German usage, Ivette has a related form in Yvette. In German usage, Ivette has a related form in Yvette.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ivette
- Ivette NadalSpanish singer-songwriter and poetborn 1988
- Ivette VergaraChilean journalistborn 1972
- Ivette Maríaswimmerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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