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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • 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: #454 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,163 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #324 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,396 girlsILWisconsin: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,439 girlsWIMichigan: #253 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,597 girlsMINew York: #205 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,475 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: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,305 girlsINOhio: #404 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,632 girlsOHPennsylvania: #468 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,120 girlsPANew Jersey: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,642 girlsNJConnecticut: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,240 girlsCTCalifornia: #76 for girls · 334 births · 1 in 338 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #271 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMOKentucky: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,025 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #516 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,450 girlsVAMaryland: #384 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,834 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #25 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 121 girlsAZNew Mexico: #30 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 141 girlsNMKansas: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,688 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #407 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,763 girlsNCSouth 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: #300 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsLAMississippi: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,835 girlsMSAlabama: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,930 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedGAHawaii: #72 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 270 girlsHITexas: #30 for girls · 546 births · 1 in 168 girlsTXFlorida: #474 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,421 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#25 · 1 in 121
  2. New Mexico#30 · 1 in 141
  3. Texas#30 · 1 in 168
  4. Hawaii#72 · 1 in 270
  5. California#76 · 1 in 338

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#25691 in 121
New Mexico#30581 in 141
Texas#305461 in 168
Hawaii#72201 in 270
California#763341 in 338
New York#2051021 in 1,475
Michigan#253281 in 2,597
Colorado#27171 in 2,049
Connecticut#27461 in 3,240
Louisiana#300171 in 1,936
Indiana#303131 in 3,305
Kentucky#314121 in 3,025
Illinois#324261 in 3,396
Kansas#35451 in 3,688
New Jersey#361101 in 4,642
Maryland#38451 in 4,834
Alabama#390101 in 3,930
Ohio#404161 in 5,632
North Carolina#407111 in 4,763
Wisconsin#42651 in 7,439
Washington#45451 in 5,163
Mississippi#45661 in 4,835
Pennsylvania#468141 in 8,120
Florida#47451 in 5,421
Virginia#51651 in 7,450
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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 1947

girls
#194
1,379 births · 1 in 1,286 girls
boys
#3,370
6 births · 1 in 304,933 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #194Yolanda1,379

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #3,370Yolanda6
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,286 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 96.8% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #191Lillie1,441
  2. #192Jacquelyn1,390
  3. #193Faye1,383
  4. #194Yolanda1,379
  5. #195Lana1,364
  6. #196Jan1,358
  7. #197Sandy1,354
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 304,933 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 21.0% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #3,096Whit7
  2. #3,096Wilma7
  3. #3,096Yates7
  4. #3,370Yolanda6
  5. #3,370Abdullah6
  6. #3,370Abundio6
  7. #3,370Albion6
  8. #3,733Achille5
  9. #3,733Adelaido5
  10. #3,733Adelard5

Tied with 362 names at #3,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →