Yvonne
About Yvonne
Peaking in the 1950s, Yvonne has now dropped out of the Top 1000 in 2003 and doesn't look set to return soon, although its rare Y initial might endear it to some. Yvaine, from Neil Gaiman's Stardust, has more modern appeal.
Pronounced ih-VON.
As of October 2026, Yvonne ranked #2063 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #77 in 1937, Nameberry popularity #627.
Editor's take: The name Yvonne is a girl's name of French origin meaning "yew wood".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,672 | 127 | 71.1 |
| 2015 | #1,769 | 119 | 66.7 |
| 2016 | #1,728 | 123 | 69.4 |
| 2017 | #2,006 | 99 | 57.3 |
| 2018 | #1,772 | 116 | 68.2 |
| 2019 | #1,815 | 113 | 67.3 |
| 2020 | #1,742 | 116 | 71.8 |
| 2021 | #2,364 | 77 | 46.9 |
| 2022 | #2,206 | 86 | 52.4 |
| 2023 | #2,191 | 87 | 54.2 |
| 2024 | #2,318 | 80 | 49.4 |
| 2025 | #2,063 | 92 | 57.2 |
World rankings
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Yvonne on lists
Famous Yvonnes
- Yvonne Charlotte Anne Marie (Vendroux) de Gaulle
wife of French President Charles de Gaulle
- (Germaine) Yvonne Arnaud
French actress
- Yvonne Mitchell (born Yvonne Frances Joseph)
English actress
- Yvonne Joyce Craig
American actress and ballerina
- (Margaret) Yvonne De Carlo
Canadian,American actress
- Yvonne Jacqueline Strahovski
Australian actress
- Yvonne Marianne Elliman
American singer
- Yvonne Marie Zima
American actress
- Yvonne Agneta Ryding
Swedish beauty queen; Miss Universe 1984
- Latoya Yvonne Jackson
American singer and TV personality
- Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux
French actress
- Yvonne Jean Jones
Canadian MP
- Yvonne Lim
Singaporean actress
- Yvonne Meusburger
Austrian tennis player
- Yvonne Sherman
American figure skater
- Yvonne Ng
Chinese,American Twitch streamer and member of Offline TV
Yvonne in pop culture
- Yvonne Hartman
leader of Torchwood London, 2007, in the Doctor Who Universe.
- Miss Yvonne
character on TV's "Pee Wee's Playhouse".
- Yvonne "Von" Ryan
character on Australian TV series "All Saints".
- Yvonne "Vee" Parker
character on TV's "Orange is the New Black".
- Yvonne Carmichael
character in "Apple Tree Yard"
- Yvonne
minor character in the Harry Potter series.
- Yvonne
character from Mad TV sketch "Can I have yo number?".
- "My Yvonne
" song by Jack Penate.
- "On The Bayou
" song by Hank Williams, mentions "My Yvonne, the sweetest one".