Yolanda

#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #5,382
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1972 · 3,398 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
112,918
since 1901

Yolanda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #89, 1972girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#3,21149—
2024#2,58568—
2023#2,82360—
2022#3,03354—
2021#3,03754—
2020#2,59765—
2019#2,19384—
2018#2,01497—
2017#1,824113—
2016#1,99699—
2015#1,872109—
2014#1,706123—
2013#1,900105—
2012#1,612134—
2011#1,728119—
2010#1,611134—
2009#1,432163—
2008#1,386172—
2007#1,244199—
2006#1,087233—
2005#1,105214—
2004#1,086211—
2003#1,027224—
2002#971228—
2001#918246—
2000#774295—
1999#798274—
1998#751288—
1997#634353—
1996#605378—
1995#559415—
1994#526468—
1993#435578—
1992#422597—
1991#422606—
1990#390672#5,3829
1989#359713#5,1659
1988#310799#4,7869
1987#274895#4,23910
1986#278882#3,44013
1985#2471,043#4,3339
1984#2371,069#4,5528
1983#2081,209#4,9077
1982#1901,439#4,2349
1981#1771,565#2,89815
1980#1571,776#2,83116
1979#1471,934#3,81010
1978#1381,951#3,61410
1977#1342,122#2,55617
1976#1172,273#3,26411
1975#1072,655#2,45017
1974#1122,632#3,31810
1973#1132,754#2,03620
1972#893,398#2,24317
1971#983,721#1,91622
1970#1063,591#1,88922
1969#983,771#2,68211
1968#933,697#1,61424
1967#1202,798#2,35212
1966#1312,772#3,9485
1965#1392,759#2,36612
1964#1472,763#2,31013
1963#1572,579#2,53911
1962#1642,458#2,18614
1961#1672,514#2,9009
1960#1712,329#1,97317
1959#1692,285#2,41412
1958#1662,258#2,02616
1957#1652,327#2,27413
1956#1642,276#3,2167
1955#1672,056#2,30212
1954#1751,960#3,4526
1953#1711,808#2,7099
1952#1731,775#2,51410
1951#1791,637—
1950#1791,567#3,0217
1949#1931,408#1,87216
1948#1971,364#2,7888
1947#1941,379#3,3706
1946#2031,200#3,1736
1945#240771#2,9966
1944#289561—
1943#322475#3,5385
1942#330440—
1941#340369—
1940#342352—
1939#372312—
1938#352333—
1937#347339—
1936#370293—
1935#408251—
1934#425238—
1933#434220—
1932#405261—
1931#356325—
1930#358351—
1929#348349—
1928#329411—
1927#343378—
1926#313449—
1925#287542—
1924#276573—
1923#261603—
1922#306450—
1921#346356—
1920#368321—
1919#356326—
1918#374306—
1917#338338—
1916#360292—
1915#382251—
1914#403172—
1913#490108—
1912#53184—
1911#52263—
1910#67939—
1909#69133—
1908#64935—
1907#79022—
1906#91716—
1905#71325—
1904#1,17010—
1903#96913—
1902#1,07511—
1901#1,1369—
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First appearance
1901

The first year at least five girls were named Yolanda! It came in at #1,136, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1904, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.

Where Yolanda is popular in 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #287 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,986 girlsMINew York: #313 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,094 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #424 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,910 girlsINOhio: #420 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,973 girlsOHPennsylvania: #616 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,027 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #105 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 474 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #432 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,734 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #32 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 138 girlsAZNew Mexico: #94 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 323 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,333 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedGAHawaii: #189 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 761 girlsHITexas: #38 for girls · 368 births · 1 in 196 girlsTXFlorida: #400 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,742 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#32 · 1 in 138
  2. Texas#38 · 1 in 196
  3. New Mexico#94 · 1 in 323
  4. California#105 · 1 in 474
  5. Hawaii#189 · 1 in 761

Best ever in a state: #15 in Mississippi, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#32441 in 138
Texas#383681 in 196
New Mexico#94191 in 323
California#1051761 in 474
Hawaii#18961 in 761
Illinois#287221 in 2,796
New York#313351 in 3,094
Louisiana#346111 in 2,333
Michigan#372101 in 4,986
Florida#40061 in 3,742
Ohio#420101 in 5,973
Indiana#42451 in 5,910
Virginia#43251 in 5,734
Pennsylvania#61661 in 13,027
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Yolanda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 626 spots since 2024 (#2,585 → #3,211)
  • 614 spots since 2020 (#2,597 → #3,211)
  • 1,339 spots since 2015 (#1,872 → #3,211)
  • Biggest jump: 457 spots in 1905 (#1,170 → #713)
  • Biggest drop: 204 spots in 1906 (#713 → #917)
Rise & fade · girls
71 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1901
  • Peaked 1972 at #89 (3,398 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1968–1969
  • Top 1,000: 99 yrs · run 1905–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 444
  • Highest: 1 in 444 girls born in 1968 were named Yolanda (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #89 in 1972, was only 1 in 448 (0.22%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 25.2% of all girls named Yolanda (28,440) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s174#649 (1908)#901
1910s1,979#338 (1917)#444
1920s4,432#261 (1923)#318
1930s2,923#347 (1937)#383
1940s8,319#193 (1949)#265
1950s19,949#164 (1956)#171
1960s28,440#93 (1968)#139
1970s27,031#89 (1972)#116
1980s11,390#157 (1980)#244
1990s4,629#390 (1990)#554
2000s2,185#774 (2000)#1,103
2010s1,117#1,611 (2010)#1,846
2020s350#2,585 (2024)#2,881

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Yolanda in 1945

girls
#240
771 births · 1 in 1,695 girls
boys
#2,996
6 births · 1 in 224,309 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #240Yolanda771

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #2,996Yolanda6
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 1,695 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #237Madeline782
  2. #238Christina776
  3. #239Ernestine772
  4. #240Yolanda771
  5. #241Sharyn768
  6. #242Viola765
  7. #243Alberta762
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 224,309 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 20.8% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,743Wm7
  2. #2,743Zan7
  3. #2,743Zeno7
  4. #2,996Yolanda6
  5. #2,996Afton6
  6. #2,996Albertus6
  7. #2,996Alexandro6
  8. #3,338Add5
  9. #3,338Addis5
  10. #3,338Adelaido5

Tied with 341 names at #2,996; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1945 →