Mary vs Yvette
Mary and Yvettecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Mary was ranked #59 and Yvette #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1973, Mary was ranked #89 and Yvette #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mary was ranked #337 and Yvette #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Mary and Yvette over time
Mary and Yvette appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Mary held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Yvette in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Mary and Yvette were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1965 to 2010, ending at #59 and #910.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Mary #118 in 1997, Yvette #823 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1965–2010
Mary held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Yvette in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mary #1 in 1965, Yvette #248 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Mary #59, Yvette #910.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Mary held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Yvette in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mary #118 in 1997, Yvette #823 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mary #337, Yvette #5891.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Mary | Yvette |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mary has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Yvette.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Mary
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #67 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Yvette
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls