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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #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 1959

  • 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: #343 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,378 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: #431 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,669 girlsMNIllinois: #144 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 699 girlsILWisconsin: #383 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,937 girlsWIMichigan: #237 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsMINew York: #152 for girls · 227 births · 1 in 742 girlsNYMassachusetts: #401 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,939 girlsMARhode 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: #240 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsINOhio: #263 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,037 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,465 girlsPANew Jersey: #222 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsNJConnecticut: #228 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsCTCalifornia: #81 for girls · 455 births · 1 in 366 girlsCAUtah: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsUTColorado: #210 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 995 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #256 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsMOKentucky: #237 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsKYWest Virginia: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWVVirginia: #230 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsVAMaryland: #193 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #66 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 262 girlsAZNew Mexico: #44 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 182 girlsNMKansas: #243 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsKSArkansas: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsARTennessee: #238 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #320 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,454 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #391 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #190 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsDCOklahoma: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsOKLouisiana: #147 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 619 girlsLAMississippi: #232 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMSAlabama: #107 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 499 girlsALGeorgia: #208 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsGAHawaii: #184 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 674 girlsHITexas: #44 for girls · 546 births · 1 in 208 girlsTXFlorida: #194 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#44 · 1 in 182
  2. Texas#44 · 1 in 208
  3. Arizona#66 · 1 in 262
  4. California#81 · 1 in 366
  5. Alabama#107 · 1 in 499

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#44661 in 182
Texas#445461 in 208
Arizona#66551 in 262
California#814551 in 366
Alabama#107711 in 499
Illinois#1441551 in 699
Louisiana#147641 in 619
New York#1522271 in 742
Hawaii#18491 in 674
District of Columbia#190131 in 1,012
Maryland#193271 in 1,129
Florida#194481 in 1,017
Georgia#208391 in 1,147
Colorado#210191 in 995
New Jersey#222391 in 1,466
Connecticut#228151 in 1,629
Virginia#230281 in 1,450
Mississippi#232211 in 1,236
Oklahoma#236141 in 1,524
Kentucky#237211 in 1,571
Michigan#237551 in 1,639
Tennessee#238241 in 1,525
Indiana#240321 in 1,564
Kansas#243141 in 1,554
Missouri#256231 in 1,956
Ohio#263521 in 2,037
Arkansas#268111 in 1,619
North Carolina#320201 in 2,454
Utah#33351 in 2,062
Washington#343121 in 2,378
West Virginia#35161 in 3,053
Pennsylvania#359331 in 3,465
Wisconsin#38391 in 4,937
South Carolina#39191 in 2,955
Massachusetts#40191 in 5,939
Minnesota#43171 in 5,669
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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 1959

girls
#169
2,285 births · 1 in 886 girls
boys
#2,414
12 births · 1 in 177,877 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #169Yolanda2,285

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #2,414Yolanda12
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 886 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #166Audrey2,308
  2. #167Veronica2,293
  3. #168Holly2,290
  4. #169Yolanda2,285
  5. #170Shelia2,283
  6. #171Jeanette2,243
  7. #172Lynne2,234
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 177,877 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 47.2% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,295Wyndell13
  2. #2,295Zackery13
  3. #2,295Zoltan13
  4. #2,414Yolanda12
  5. #2,414Acie12
  6. #2,414Adelbert12
  7. #2,414Adolf12
  8. #2,530Adonis11
  9. #2,530Alexandro11
  10. #2,530Alvah11

Tied with 115 names at #2,414; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →