Fun Facts About the Name Yvonna
- More than 1 thousand babies named Yvonna: U.S. records list 1,184 babies given the name Yvonna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yvonna Mean?
Yvonna is a variant spelling of Yvonne, the feminine form of the French masculine name Yvon. The name goes back to the Germanic name Ivo, which is usually connected with the Germanic word for the yew tree, īwa. Its literal sense is "yew." Because yew wood was used to make bows, the name is sometimes interpreted as "archer," but that is a customary association rather than a separate etymology.
Yvonna Name History & Origins
The Germanic name Ivo lies behind the French names Yves and Yvon; Yvonne is the feminine form of Yvon. Ivo was borne by several churchmen, including Saint Ivo of Chartres in the 11th century and Saint Ivo of Kermartin in the 13th, whose French name is Yves. Yvonne was used in France before it became current in English.
Yvonna is a spelling variant of Yvonne, with a final -a in place of -e. It shares Yvonne's history and has no separate etymology; its use belongs to the same French-derived name family rather than to an independent tradition.
How Popular is the Name Yvonna?
Yvonna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1954. Its best rank was #1,717 in 1935.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,217 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,390 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #17,688 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #17,444 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,710 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #11,405 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #18,364 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,965 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #19,145 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,978 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #14,791 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,655 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #17,444 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,645 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #17,119 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #16,417 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,673 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #15,748 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #15,384 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,006 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #11,785 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,832 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #7,097 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #7,734 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,391 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #5,437 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #7,094 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #6,617 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #6,312 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #7,425 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,285 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #8,032 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #11,792 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,351 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #6,953 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #12,319 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,976 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #5,747 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #6,381 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,885 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #6,481 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #6,896 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #3,232 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1972 | #5,953 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,061 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #6,361 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,011 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #2,629 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1967 | #3,337 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,936 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #2,936 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,916 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #2,541 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,955 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,818 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #2,287 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #2,753 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #3,032 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,723 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,551 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #2,074 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1953 | #2,299 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #2,409 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1951 | #2,692 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #2,533 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #2,490 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #3,446 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #2,595 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #3,675 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #4,570 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,248 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #3,191 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #2,271 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,295 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #2,124 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #2,019 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1937 | #2,098 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1936 | #2,152 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1935 | #1,717 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1933 | #4,854 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,046 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #3,492 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,344 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,563 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,265 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #3,360 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,999 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #5,734 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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