Yvonne

Yvonne

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Yvonne is a feminine given name, the female form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word iv, meaning "yew". Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupational name meaning "archer".

From Wikipedia

Yvonne first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 159 babies (rank #54 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Yvonne

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yvonne yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,593

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

159

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	151	#58
1953	159	#54
1954	123	#73
1955	124	#70
1956	124	#71
1957	109	#76
1958	85	#95
1959	114	#73
1960	143	#81
1961	131	#90
1962	128	#83
1963	121	#87
1964	79	#98
2015	1	#2,849
2016	1	#2,751

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

151

#58

1953

159

#54

1954

123

#73

1955

124

#70

1956

124

#71

1957

109

#76

1958

#95

1959

114

#73

1960

143

#81

1961

131

#90

1962

128

#83

1963

121

#87

1964

#98

2015

#2,849

2016

#2,751

Meaning

Numerology of Yvonne

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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