Yvette

French, feminine of Yves

"yew tree"

Yvette Origin and Meaning

The name Yvette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "yew tree".

This French name has the elegance of other '-ette' names such as Colette and is a botanical name without being too obvious about it.

Yvette Rank in US Top 1000

# 902 in the US

Yvette Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 790 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Yvette

• 790 Nameberry 2025
• 821 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Yvette

• Yvette Renee Wilson American actress
• Yvette Carmen Mimieux American actress
• Yvette Fielding English broadcaster, producer and actress
• Yvette Nicole Brown American actress and comedienne
• Yvette Diane Clarke U.S. Congresswoman from New York
• Yvette Prieto Jordan wife of basketball player Michael Jordan
• Yvette Cooper English MP and shadow home secretary
• Yvette Guilbert French Belle Epoque cabaret singer
• Yvette Freeman American actress
• Yvette Iola Vickers American model, actress and singer
• Yvette Monreal American actress
• Yvette Nipar American actress
• Yvette Winifred Williams New Zealand Olympic long jumper
• Robin Yvette Allen aka The Lady of Rage American rapper

The name Yvette in Pop Culture

• Yvette Schumacher character in "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac" by Gabrielle Zevin
• "Yvette " short story by Guy de Maupassant
• Yvette Carte Blanche, character on British TV's 'Allo 'Allo!
• Yvette codename on British TV's "Secret Army"
• Yvette Saywell main character in D.H. Lawrence's "The Virgin and the Gipsy"
• Yvette character in movie "Clue"
• Yvette one of the Groovy Girls dolls
• Yvette Ubetcha character in animated series "The Fairly OddParents"
• Yvette character in film "Baby Boy"