Given name

Yvetta

Yvetta is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Yvetta 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 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Yvetta through the years

Babies since 1880
480
0 boys · 480 girls
Most popular year
1956
23 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
05101519401960198020002025Highest share 19660.0
Yvetta in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1922–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 350 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.

Yvetta’s family of names

Yvetta has a related form in Yvonne. In German usage, Yvetta has a related form in Yvette. In German usage, Yvetta has a related form in Yvette.

Walk Yvetta’s family in the name graph

YvettaYvetteYvonneIvetteIveta

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Yvetta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Spanish

Anita

“a woman graced with God's favor”

45UncommonSteady

>99% girls

 

Lita

“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”

16Very rareSteady

>99% girls

 

Adelita

“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”

26RareRising

>99% girls

Norwegian · Nature

Marita

“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”

21RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Benita

“one who is blessed”

17Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Nature

Ilene

“the light-bearer; from the green meadow”

22RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Enola

Enola is a feminine given name.

30RareRising fast

>99% girls

Latin

Oralia

“golden-haired woman”

17Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Yvetta’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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