girls' name ★ peaked 1953

Yvonne

Meaning yew Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,063 Trend ↓ Falling 23%

From the French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew" (see Old English iw).

Rank 2025
#2,063
among girls · ↑263 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Yvonne · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,470
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1953
3,700 babies
All-time total
156,738
#257 all-time among girls
First recorded
1886
in Social Security records

Yvonne popularity over time

156,738 babies have been named Yvonne since 1886, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 13 – 13 1 – #1,105
1890s 319 – 319 32 +2354% #370
1900s 980 – 980 98 +207% #301
1910s 3,274 – 3,274 327 +234% #273
1920s 9,365 29 9,394 939 +187% #168
1930s 20,224 112 20,336 2,034 +116% #77
1940s 23,673 89 23,762 2,376 +17% #109
1950s 35,041 106 35,147 3,515 +48% #101
1960s 29,962 133 30,095 3,010 -14% #125
1970s 15,997 83 16,080 1,608 -47% #141
1980s 8,507 62 8,569 857 -47% #221
1990s 4,982 5 4,987 499 -42% #371
2000s 2,035 – 2,035 204 -59% #829
2010s 1,209 – 1,209 121 -41% #1,628
2020s (to 2025) 538 – 538 90 -26% #1,742

Where Yvonne is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 89 0.06 outside top 500
2027 86 0.05 outside top 500
2028 84 0.05 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 81 0.05 outside top 500

Where Yvonne is most popular

Girls named Yvonne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.052 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and New York.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Yvonne born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 81 0.096 +85%
Texas 53 0.066 +27%
New York 26 0.066 +26%
Washington 6 0.042 -20%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -20%
Virginia 6 0.035 -32%
Florida 13 0.030 -42%
Georgia 5 0.022 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
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Iowa – – –
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Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Yvonne

Yvonne is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,063 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 156,738 American babies have been named Yvonne. Its peak came in 1953, when 3,700 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yvonne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yvonne?

The median living Yvonne is about 64 years old; half are between 53 and 73. An estimated 111 thousand people named Yvonne are alive in the United States today.

median 64 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yvonne year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 92 #2,063 – –
2024 80 #2,326 – –
2023 87 #2,193 – –
2022 86 #2,207 – –
2021 77 #2,365 – –
2020 116 #1,742 – –
2019 113 #1,815 – –
2018 116 #1,772 – –
2017 99 #2,006 – –
2016 123 #1,728 – –
2015 119 #1,769 – –
2014 127 #1,672 – –
2013 123 #1,704 – –
2012 133 #1,628 – –
2011 129 #1,660 – –
2010 127 #1,677 – –
2009 125 #1,755 – –
2008 172 #1,390 – –
2007 195 #1,268 – –
2006 177 #1,326 – –
2005 205 #1,142 – –
2004 210 #1,094 – –
2003 230 #1,007 – –
2002 239 #938 – –
2001 211 #1,024 – –
2000 271 #829 – –
1995 456 #529 – –
1990 713 #371 5 #9,475
1985 751 #320 7 #5,777
1980 1,159 #221 5 #7,283
1975 1,330 #189 – –
1970 2,373 #141 8 #3,832
1965 2,954 #132 9 #2,979
1960 3,405 #133 16 #2,119
1955 3,546 #119 7 #3,502
1950 3,241 #110 7 #3,326
1945 1,823 #133 9 #2,573
1940 2,323 #110 10 #2,477
1935 2,387 #98 16 #1,835
1930 1,242 #165 9 #3,018
1925 964 #205 – –
1920 702 #247 – –
1915 379 #300 – –
1910 131 #346 – –
1905 92 #350 – –
1900 90 #358 – –
1895 38 #478 – –
1890 7 #1,205 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Yvonne

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Yvonne Strahovski Yvonne Strahovski Australian actress (born 1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Yvonne De Carlo Yvonne De Carlo Canadian-born American actress, dancer and singer (1922–2007) Contemporary
  3. 3 Yvonne Craig Yvonne Craig American actress (1937–2015) Contemporary
  4. 4 Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Elliman Hawaiian singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1951) Contemporary
  5. 5 Yvonne Zima Yvonne Zima American actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  6. 6 Yvonne Ridley Yvonne Ridley British journalist (born 1958) Contemporary
  7. 7 Yvonne Catterfeld Yvonne Catterfeld German singer and actress b. 1979 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Yvonne Mitchell Yvonne Mitchell English actress (1915–1979) Contemporary
  9. 9 Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Ryding Swedish model (born 1962) Contemporary
  10. 10 Yvonne Loriod Yvonne Loriod French musician (1924–2010) Contemporary
  11. 11 Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Dutch speed skater (born 1964) Contemporary
  12. 12 Yvonne Murray Scottish athlete (born 1964) Contemporary
  13. 13 Yvonne Farrell Yvonne Farrell Irish architect (born 1951) Contemporary
  14. 14 Yvonne Brill Yvonne Brill Canadian-American Rocket and Jet Propulsion Engineer 1924–2013 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Yvonne Blake Yvonne Blake British and Spanish costume designer (1940–2018) Contemporary
  16. 16 Yvonne Bönisch Yvonne Bönisch German judo coach and former judoka b. 1980 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger Austrian tennis player (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yvonne, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yvonne?

The median living Yvonne is about 64 years old. Half of all living Yvonnes are between 53 and 73 years old.

How many people named Yvonne are alive today?

An estimated 111 thousand people named Yvonne are alive in the United States, based on 156,738 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yvonne mean?

From the French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew" (see Old English iw).

How popular is the name Yvonne in 2025?

Yvonne ranked #2,063 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yvonne?

156,738 babies have been named Yvonne in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yvonne most popular?

Yvonne peaked in 1953, when 3,700 newborns received the name.

Is Yvonne a boy or girl name?

Yvonne is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yvonne rising or falling?

Yvonne is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yvonne become more popular?

Yvonne is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 81 girls named Yvonne in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yvonne?

Well-known people named Yvonne include Yvonne Strahovski (actor), Yvonne De Carlo (actor), Yvonne Craig (actor).

Names like Yvonne

Names that sound and feel close to Yvonne: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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