Yvonne

Meaning: Yew
Origin: Germanic — French feminine form of Yvon, a form of Yves

Nicknames: Vonnie

Girl's name · #2063 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Yvonne is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1937, when it ranked #77. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 156,000 girls since 1886, ranked #2063 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#670 in Austria (2025) · #828 in Italy (2024) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,974 in Canada (2025) · #2,605 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,399 in France (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2022) · #13,722 in Ecuador (2019) · #443 in New Zealand (2017) · #868 in Ireland (2016) · #944 in Netherlands (2015) and 6 more.

Famous Yvonnes

Yvonne De Carlo — Canadian-born American actress, dancer and singer (1922–2007)
Yvonne Strahovski — Australian actress (born 1982)
Yvonne Craig — American actress (1937–2015)
Yvonne Elliman — Hawaiian singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1951)
Yvonne McGuinness — Irish artist (born 1972)

In stories & tradition

Yvonne Jeffries — Shortland Street (TV series)
Yvonne Atkins — Bad Girls character
Yvonne Parker — OITNB character

What Yvonnes become

Among 1,756 notable people named Yvonne:

Medical professionals appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yvonne Sylvain, Haitian physician (1907–1989).

Similar names: Yvette · Jeanette · Ivori · Joanne · Charlene · Diane

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