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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • 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: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,368 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: #417 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsMNIllinois: #64 for girls · 307 births · 1 in 286 girlsILWisconsin: #205 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsWIMichigan: #108 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 484 girlsMINew York: #91 for girls · 351 births · 1 in 403 girlsNYMassachusetts: #233 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsORNevada: #105 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 329 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,899 girlsIAIndiana: #153 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 798 girlsINOhio: #149 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 782 girlsOHPennsylvania: #148 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 767 girlsPANew Jersey: #77 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 349 girlsNJConnecticut: #103 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 424 girlsCTCalifornia: #87 for girls · 423 births · 1 in 388 girlsCAUtah: #320 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsUTColorado: #159 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 688 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #104 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 461 girlsMOKentucky: #201 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsKYWest Virginia: #280 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,829 girlsWVVirginia: #159 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 748 girlsVAMaryland: #101 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 435 girlsMDDelaware: #109 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 418 girlsDEArizona: #150 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 598 girlsAZNew Mexico: #93 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 342 girlsNMKansas: #212 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 983 girlsKSArkansas: #71 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 296 girlsARTennessee: #71 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 300 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #143 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 635 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #81 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 331 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #29 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 137 girlsDCOklahoma: #175 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 734 girlsOKLouisiana: #46 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 214 girlsLAMississippi: #38 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 182 girlsMSAlabama: #77 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 308 girlsALGeorgia: #77 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 326 girlsGAHawaii: #188 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 646 girlsHITexas: #44 for girls · 450 births · 1 in 232 girlsTXFlorida: #72 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 322 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#29 · 1 in 137
  2. Mississippi#38 · 1 in 182
  3. Texas#44 · 1 in 232
  4. Louisiana#46 · 1 in 214
  5. Illinois#64 · 1 in 286

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#29731 in 137
Mississippi#381031 in 182
Texas#444501 in 232
Louisiana#461421 in 214
Illinois#643071 in 286
Arkansas#71461 in 296
Tennessee#711051 in 300
Florida#721481 in 322
Alabama#77881 in 308
Georgia#771241 in 326
New Jersey#771441 in 349
South Carolina#81621 in 331
California#874231 in 388
New York#913511 in 403
New Mexico#93241 in 342
Maryland#101581 in 435
Connecticut#103491 in 424
Missouri#104771 in 461
Nevada#10591 in 329
Michigan#1081531 in 484
Delaware#10991 in 418
North Carolina#143661 in 635
Pennsylvania#1481121 in 767
Ohio#1491141 in 782
Arizona#150251 in 598
Indiana#153541 in 798
Colorado#159251 in 688
Virginia#159461 in 748
Oklahoma#175241 in 734
Hawaii#18881 in 646
Kentucky#201251 in 1,039
Wisconsin#205291 in 1,161
Kansas#212151 in 983
Massachusetts#233281 in 1,509
Oregon#241121 in 1,197
Washington#263181 in 1,368
West Virginia#28071 in 1,829
Iowa#286111 in 1,899
Utah#32061 in 1,752
Minnesota#41771 in 4,226
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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 1970

girls
#106
3,591 births · 1 in 487 girls
boys
#1,889
22 births · 1 in 84,465 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #106Yolanda3,591

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #1,889Yolanda22
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 487 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 98.9% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #103Shelly3,751
  2. #104Kathryn3,719
  3. #105Christy3,714
  4. #106Yolanda3,591
  5. #107Sabrina3,569
  6. #108Amanda3,545
  7. #109Kristine3,532
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 84,465 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 65.2% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #1,847Tobey23
  2. #1,847Tracie23
  3. #1,847Wayde23
  4. #1,889Yolanda22
  5. #1,889Ansel22
  6. #1,889Apolonio22
  7. #1,889Ardell22
  8. #1,939Alexandre21
  9. #1,939Aloysius21
  10. #1,939Anna21

Tied with 49 names at #1,889; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →