Yvonne is the French feminine form of Yvon and Yves, from the Germanic iv, meaning "yew" or "yew tree", the wood once prized for bows. The name arrived in the United States in the early 20th century and peaked in the 1930s and 1950s, with the actress Yvonne De Carlo of The Munsters as a familiar face. Yvonne ranked number 829 in 2000, left the top 1000 soon after and sits at number 2063 in 2025.