Evette comes from the Germanic / French tradition, meaning Yew wood, archer.
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How popular is Evette?
1967peak year
Evette first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1919. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1967, 236 babies received the name (ranked #617). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3250), with roughly 50 babies named Evette each year. Evette's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 6,157 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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