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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #312 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,982 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: #125 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 562 girlsILWisconsin: #302 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsWIMichigan: #241 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsMINew York: #119 for girls · 316 births · 1 in 517 girlsNYMassachusetts: #468 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,338 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #281 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,540 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: #246 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsINOhio: #219 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsOHPennsylvania: #322 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,675 girlsPANew Jersey: #198 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsNJConnecticut: #225 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsCTCalifornia: #91 for girls · 447 births · 1 in 388 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #217 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsCONebraska: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsNEMissouri: #225 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsMOKentucky: #227 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #198 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,059 girlsVAMaryland: #222 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #50 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 200 girlsAZNew Mexico: #46 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 186 girlsNMKansas: #258 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsKSArkansas: #240 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsARTennessee: #194 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #292 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,073 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 817 girlsDCOklahoma: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,586 girlsOKLouisiana: #115 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 482 girlsLAMississippi: #241 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMSAlabama: #108 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 470 girlsALGeorgia: #178 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 874 girlsGAHawaii: #263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsHITexas: #48 for girls · 476 births · 1 in 232 girlsTXFlorida: #161 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 713 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#46 · 1 in 186
  2. Texas#48 · 1 in 232
  3. Arizona#50 · 1 in 200
  4. California#91 · 1 in 388
  5. Alabama#108 · 1 in 470

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#46621 in 186
Texas#484761 in 232
Arizona#50771 in 200
California#914471 in 388
Alabama#108711 in 470
Louisiana#115791 in 482
New York#1193161 in 517
Illinois#1251831 in 562
Florida#161691 in 713
District of Columbia#178161 in 817
Georgia#178501 in 874
Tennessee#194331 in 1,079
New Jersey#198531 in 1,076
Virginia#198381 in 1,059
Colorado#217191 in 1,009
Ohio#219731 in 1,349
Maryland#222221 in 1,331
Connecticut#225181 in 1,315
Missouri#225291 in 1,469
Kentucky#227241 in 1,284
Arkansas#240131 in 1,356
Michigan#241551 in 1,492
Mississippi#241201 in 1,236
Indiana#246321 in 1,513
Kansas#258131 in 1,526
Hawaii#26361 in 1,060
Oklahoma#272131 in 1,586
Oregon#281101 in 1,540
North Carolina#292231 in 2,073
Wisconsin#302151 in 2,822
Washington#312141 in 1,982
Nebraska#31561 in 2,389
Pennsylvania#322391 in 2,675
South Carolina#37291 in 2,820
Massachusetts#46871 in 7,338
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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 1962

girls
#164
2,458 births · 1 in 800 girls
boys
#2,186
14 births · 1 in 147,769 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #164Yolanda2,458

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #2,186Yolanda14
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 800 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.8% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #161Gwendolyn2,508
  2. #162Shelley2,476
  3. #163Sara2,472
  4. #164Yolanda2,458
  5. #164Lynne2,458
  6. #166Glenda2,457
  7. #167Jo2,449
  8. #168Marcia2,428

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 147,769 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 52.8% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,117West15
  2. #2,117Winifred15
  3. #2,117York15
  4. #2,186Yolanda14
  5. #2,186Alessandro14
  6. #2,186Alston14
  7. #2,186Alvino14
  8. #2,279Abran13
  9. #2,279Alma13
  10. #2,279Anothony13

Tied with 92 names at #2,186; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →