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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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
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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 1966

  • 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: #292 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,644 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: #84 for girls · 232 births · 1 in 379 girlsILWisconsin: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,232 girlsWIMichigan: #152 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 758 girlsMINew York: #98 for girls · 310 births · 1 in 470 girlsNYMassachusetts: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,652 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: #212 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsINOhio: #182 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 991 girlsOHPennsylvania: #271 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsPANew Jersey: #105 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 473 girlsNJConnecticut: #180 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 958 girlsCTCalifornia: #82 for girls · 435 births · 1 in 353 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #224 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #128 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 617 girlsMOKentucky: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #185 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 979 girlsVAMaryland: #151 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 739 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #77 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 312 girlsAZNew Mexico: #56 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 212 girlsNMKansas: #246 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsKSArkansas: #150 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 634 girlsARTennessee: #114 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 542 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #237 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #141 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 624 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 355 girlsDCOklahoma: #182 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 823 girlsOKLouisiana: #63 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 267 girlsLAMississippi: #89 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 361 girlsMSAlabama: #111 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 468 girlsALGeorgia: #90 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 395 girlsGAHawaii: #163 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 613 girlsHITexas: #41 for girls · 439 births · 1 in 209 girlsTXFlorida: #104 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 447 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#41 · 1 in 209
  2. New Mexico#56 · 1 in 212
  3. Louisiana#63 · 1 in 267
  4. Arizona#77 · 1 in 312
  5. California#82 · 1 in 353

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#414391 in 209
New Mexico#56411 in 212
Louisiana#631201 in 267
Arizona#77411 in 312
California#824351 in 353
Illinois#842321 in 379
Mississippi#89541 in 361
Georgia#90981 in 395
District of Columbia#91311 in 355
New York#983101 in 470
Florida#104961 in 447
New Jersey#1051091 in 473
Alabama#111591 in 468
Tennessee#114561 in 542
Missouri#128561 in 617
South Carolina#141341 in 624
Arkansas#150221 in 634
Maryland#151371 in 739
Michigan#152971 in 758
Hawaii#16381 in 613
Connecticut#180231 in 958
Ohio#182861 in 991
Oklahoma#182191 in 823
Virginia#185351 in 979
Indiana#212351 in 1,202
Colorado#224141 in 1,083
North Carolina#237261 in 1,526
Kentucky#240171 in 1,461
Kansas#246121 in 1,193
Pennsylvania#271501 in 1,791
Washington#292131 in 1,644
Wisconsin#339111 in 3,232
Massachusetts#377111 in 4,094
Oregon#38851 in 2,652
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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 1966

girls
#131
2,772 births · 1 in 610 girls
boys
#3,948
5 births · 1 in 356,692 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #131Yolanda2,772

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,948Yolanda5
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 610 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 98.3% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #128Ruth2,845
  2. #129Yvonne2,827
  3. #130Ellen2,806
  4. #131Yolanda2,772
  5. #132Joanne2,727
  6. #133Joan2,721
  7. #134Sheri2,720
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 356,692 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zan6
  3. #3,537Zonnie6
  4. #3,948Yolanda5
  5. #3,948Aarron5
  6. #3,948Abdel5
  7. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 592 names at #3,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →