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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • 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: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,001 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: #123 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 574 girlsILWisconsin: #280 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsWIMichigan: #176 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 909 girlsMINew York: #109 for girls · 345 births · 1 in 466 girlsNYMassachusetts: #308 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,788 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #283 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsORNevada: #138 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 465 girlsNVWyoming: #148 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 468 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #226 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsINOhio: #234 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsOHPennsylvania: #312 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,326 girlsPANew Jersey: #154 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 769 girlsNJConnecticut: #219 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsCTCalifornia: #82 for girls · 482 births · 1 in 357 girlsCAUtah: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsUTColorado: #180 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 739 girlsCONebraska: #284 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsNEMissouri: #191 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMOKentucky: #221 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsVAMaryland: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 699 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #58 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 248 girlsAZNew Mexico: #46 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 189 girlsNMKansas: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsKSArkansas: #186 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 870 girlsARTennessee: #134 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 633 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #218 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #215 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #98 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 378 girlsDCOklahoma: #202 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 946 girlsOKLouisiana: #99 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 382 girlsLAMississippi: #141 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 631 girlsMSAlabama: #96 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 402 girlsALGeorgia: #127 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 548 girlsGAHawaii: #274 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,158 girlsHITexas: #45 for girls · 502 births · 1 in 208 girlsTXFlorida: #143 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 593 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#45 · 1 in 208
  2. New Mexico#46 · 1 in 189
  3. Arizona#58 · 1 in 248
  4. California#82 · 1 in 357
  5. Alabama#96 · 1 in 402

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#455021 in 208
New Mexico#46561 in 189
Arizona#58591 in 248
California#824821 in 357
Alabama#96801 in 402
District of Columbia#98331 in 378
Louisiana#99951 in 382
New York#1093451 in 466
Illinois#1231711 in 574
Georgia#127801 in 548
Tennessee#134551 in 633
Nevada#13871 in 465
Mississippi#141361 in 631
Florida#143811 in 593
Wyoming#14851 in 468
Maryland#150431 in 699
New Jersey#154741 in 769
Michigan#176861 in 909
Colorado#180241 in 739
Arkansas#186201 in 870
Missouri#191391 in 1,013
Oklahoma#202201 in 946
South Carolina#215211 in 1,146
North Carolina#218361 in 1,281
Connecticut#219181 in 1,345
Kentucky#221221 in 1,354
Indiana#226371 in 1,266
Ohio#234671 in 1,403
Virginia#261241 in 1,660
Kansas#267121 in 1,431
Hawaii#27451 in 1,158
Wisconsin#280171 in 2,330
Oregon#28391 in 1,524
Nebraska#28471 in 1,861
Massachusetts#308181 in 2,788
Pennsylvania#312431 in 2,326
Washington#326121 in 2,001
Utah#33751 in 1,881
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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 1964

girls
#147
2,763 births · 1 in 686 girls
boys
#2,310
13 births · 1 in 153,284 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #147Yolanda2,763

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #2,310Yolanda13
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 686 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 98.1% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #144Charlene2,807
  2. #145Jodi2,800
  3. #146Marilyn2,793
  4. #147Yolanda2,763
  5. #148Joann2,736
  6. #149Sally2,708
  7. #150Tonya2,698
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 153,284 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 49.7% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,205Troyce14
  2. #2,205Washington14
  3. #2,205Zeke14
  4. #2,310Yolanda13
  5. #2,310Acie13
  6. #2,310Albino13
  7. #2,310Aldon13
  8. #2,409Adolf12
  9. #2,409Almon12
  10. #2,409Alvino12

Tied with 98 names at #2,310; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →