Yvonne
A French feminine diminutive of Yves, from the Germanic iv, “yew.”
1953peak year
No. 77best rank (1937)
156,738babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Yvonne first shows up in the national records in 1886. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 4 different years between 1935 and 1939. Its biggest year was 1953, when 3,686 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 103 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1937, at No. 77. All told, 156,738 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | No. 993 |
| 1890s | 319 | No. 368 |
| 1900s | 980 | No. 299 |
| 1910s | 3,274 | No. 273 |
| 1920s | 9,365 | No. 168 |
| 1930s | 20,224 | No. 77 |
| 1940s | 23,673 | No. 108 |
| 1950s | 35,041 | No. 101 |
| 1960s | 29,962 | No. 125 |
| 1970s | 15,997 | No. 141 |
| 1980s | 8,507 | No. 221 |
| 1990s | 4,982 | No. 371 |
| 2000s | 2,035 | No. 828 |
| 2010s | 1,209 | No. 1624 |
| 2020s | 538 | No. 1728 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.