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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • 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: #363 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,182 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: #152 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 807 girlsILWisconsin: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,623 girlsWIMichigan: #226 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsMINew York: #158 for girls · 201 births · 1 in 820 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #371 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,225 girlsORNevada: 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: #233 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsINOhio: #263 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,191 girlsOHPennsylvania: #372 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,288 girlsPANew Jersey: #232 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsNJConnecticut: #349 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,924 girlsCTCalifornia: #78 for girls · 480 births · 1 in 326 girlsCAUtah: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #205 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #261 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,239 girlsMOKentucky: #241 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsKYWest Virginia: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,318 girlsWVVirginia: #221 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsVAMaryland: #243 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsMDDelaware: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 891 girlsDEArizona: #30 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 145 girlsAZNew Mexico: #45 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 189 girlsNMKansas: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,449 girlsKSArkansas: #235 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsARTennessee: #219 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #356 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,236 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #523 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,785 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #149 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 751 girlsDCOklahoma: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,787 girlsOKLouisiana: #171 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 820 girlsLAMississippi: #293 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsMSAlabama: #127 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 621 girlsALGeorgia: #275 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsGAHawaii: #98 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 331 girlsHITexas: #33 for girls · 657 births · 1 in 175 girlsTXFlorida: #254 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#30 · 1 in 145
  2. Texas#33 · 1 in 175
  3. New Mexico#45 · 1 in 189
  4. California#78 · 1 in 326
  5. Hawaii#98 · 1 in 331

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#30891 in 145
Texas#336571 in 175
New Mexico#45581 in 189
California#784801 in 326
Hawaii#98191 in 331
Alabama#127591 in 621
District of Columbia#149181 in 751
Illinois#1521301 in 807
New York#1582011 in 820
Delaware#17151 in 891
Louisiana#171481 in 820
Colorado#205181 in 1,042
Tennessee#219261 in 1,477
Virginia#221301 in 1,378
Michigan#226551 in 1,709
New Jersey#232311 in 1,778
Indiana#233301 in 1,683
Arkansas#235141 in 1,349
Kentucky#241181 in 1,864
Maryland#243161 in 1,842
Florida#254261 in 1,654
Missouri#261201 in 2,239
Ohio#263491 in 2,191
Georgia#275251 in 1,868
Utah#27671 in 1,505
Wisconsin#280161 in 2,623
Mississippi#293151 in 1,786
Kansas#31191 in 2,449
Connecticut#34961 in 3,924
Oklahoma#35381 in 2,787
North Carolina#356161 in 3,236
Washington#36391 in 3,182
West Virginia#36761 in 3,318
Oregon#37151 in 3,225
Pennsylvania#372271 in 4,288
South Carolina#52351 in 5,785
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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 1956

girls
#164
2,276 births · 1 in 882 girls
boys
#3,216
7 births · 1 in 302,186 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #164Yolanda2,276

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #3,216Yolanda7
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 882 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.6% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #161Debora2,330
  2. #162Holly2,325
  3. #163Gayle2,287
  4. #164Yolanda2,276
  5. #165Louise2,238
  6. #166Carmen2,207
  7. #167Belinda2,187
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 302,186 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 27.8% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,969Zan8
  2. #2,969Zebbie8
  3. #2,969Zev8
  4. #3,216Yolanda7
  5. #3,216Abron7
  6. #3,216Adelbert7
  7. #3,216Admiral7
  8. #3,535Abbie6
  9. #3,535Abbott6
  10. #3,535Abie6

Tied with 318 names at #3,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →