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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1954

  • 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: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,190 girlsMNIllinois: #194 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsILWisconsin: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,470 girlsWIMichigan: #260 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,191 girlsMINew York: #185 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 1,022 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: #251 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,123 girlsINOhio: #322 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,187 girlsOHPennsylvania: #442 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,279 girlsPANew Jersey: #302 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #70 for girls · 480 births · 1 in 299 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #180 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 913 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #372 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsMOKentucky: #364 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,790 girlsKYWest Virginia: #359 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,496 girlsWVVirginia: #316 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,716 girlsVAMaryland: #295 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,817 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #35 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 173 girlsAZNew Mexico: #29 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 132 girlsNMKansas: #245 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsKSArkansas: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,549 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,973 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #235 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #227 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsLAMississippi: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,564 girlsMSAlabama: #242 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsALGeorgia: #396 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,827 girlsGAHawaii: #60 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 237 girlsHITexas: #37 for girls · 656 births · 1 in 171 girlsTXFlorida: #275 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#29 · 1 in 132
  2. Arizona#35 · 1 in 173
  3. Texas#37 · 1 in 171
  4. Hawaii#60 · 1 in 237
  5. California#70 · 1 in 299

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#29811 in 132
Arizona#35681 in 173
Texas#376561 in 171
Hawaii#60251 in 237
California#704801 in 299
Colorado#180191 in 913
New York#1851571 in 1,022
Illinois#194771 in 1,295
Tennessee#218251 in 1,549
Louisiana#227311 in 1,230
District of Columbia#23591 in 1,469
Alabama#242231 in 1,596
Kansas#245121 in 1,831
Indiana#251231 in 2,123
Michigan#260401 in 2,191
Arkansas#274111 in 1,758
Florida#275201 in 1,883
Maryland#295101 in 2,817
New Jersey#302171 in 3,097
Wisconsin#315121 in 3,470
Virginia#316151 in 2,716
Ohio#322321 in 3,187
Mississippi#328111 in 2,564
West Virginia#35961 in 3,496
Kentucky#36491 in 3,790
Missouri#372111 in 3,946
Georgia#396121 in 3,827
North Carolina#406131 in 3,973
Pennsylvania#442181 in 6,279
Minnesota#46051 in 7,190
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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 1954

girls
#175
1,960 births · 1 in 991 girls
boys
#3,452
6 births · 1 in 339,792 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #175Yolanda1,960

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #3,452Yolanda6
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 991 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.4% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #172Marianne2,031
  2. #173Lynda2,023
  3. #174Dolores1,963
  4. #175Yolanda1,960
  5. #176Melinda1,954
  6. #177Delores1,948
  7. #178Melanie1,859
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 339,792 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 20.8% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #3,176Wyn7
  2. #3,176Ygnacio7
  3. #3,176Yosef7
  4. #3,452Yolanda6
  5. #3,452Acey6
  6. #3,452Alaric6
  7. #3,452Alberta6
  8. #3,827Abbie5
  9. #3,827Abdon5
  10. #3,827Adelaido5

Tied with 374 names at #3,452; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →