Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Yevette isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yevette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 839
- 0 boys · 839 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 816 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.
Yevette’s family of names
Yevette has a related form in Yvonne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Yevette, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Evette
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Yvette
“a young archer”
>99% girls
Lynnette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
>99% girls
Josette
“God will add”
>99% girls
Suzette
“resembling a graceful white lily”
>99% girls
Collette
“of the victorious people”
>99% girls
Lynette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
>99% girls
Rosette
“horse” · “fame”
>99% girls