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
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 3,398 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 112,918since 1901
Yolanda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,211 | 49 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,585 | 68 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,823 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,033 | 54 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,037 | 54 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,193 | 84 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,014 | 97 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,824 | 113 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,996 | 99 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,872 | 109 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,706 | 123 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,900 | 105 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,612 | 134 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,728 | 119 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,611 | 134 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,432 | 163 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,386 | 172 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,244 | 199 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,087 | 233 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,105 | 214 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,086 | 211 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,027 | 224 | — | |
| 2002 | #971 | 228 | — | |
| 2001 | #918 | 246 | — | |
| 2000 | #774 | 295 | — | |
| 1999 | #798 | 274 | — | |
| 1998 | #751 | 288 | — | |
| 1997 | #634 | 353 | — | |
| 1996 | #605 | 378 | — | |
| 1995 | #559 | 415 | — | |
| 1994 | #526 | 468 | — | |
| 1993 | #435 | 578 | — | |
| 1992 | #422 | 597 | — | |
| 1991 | #422 | 606 | — | |
| 1990 | #390 | 672 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #359 | 713 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #310 | 799 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #274 | 895 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #278 | 882 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #247 | 1,043 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #237 | 1,069 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #208 | 1,209 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #190 | 1,439 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #177 | 1,565 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #157 | 1,776 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #147 | 1,934 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #138 | 1,951 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #134 | 2,122 | #2,556 | 17 |
| 1976 | #117 | 2,273 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #107 | 2,655 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #112 | 2,632 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #113 | 2,754 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #89 | 3,398 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #98 | 3,721 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #106 | 3,591 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #98 | 3,771 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #93 | 3,697 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1967 | #120 | 2,798 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #131 | 2,772 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #139 | 2,759 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #147 | 2,763 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #157 | 2,579 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #164 | 2,458 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #167 | 2,514 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #171 | 2,329 | #1,973 | 17 |
| 1959 | #169 | 2,285 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #166 | 2,258 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1957 | #165 | 2,327 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #164 | 2,276 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #167 | 2,056 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #175 | 1,960 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #171 | 1,808 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #173 | 1,775 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #179 | 1,637 | — | |
| 1950 | #179 | 1,567 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #193 | 1,408 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #197 | 1,364 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #194 | 1,379 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #203 | 1,200 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #240 | 771 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #289 | 561 | — | |
| 1943 | #322 | 475 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #330 | 440 | — | |
| 1941 | #340 | 369 | — | |
| 1940 | #342 | 352 | — | |
| 1939 | #372 | 312 | — | |
| 1938 | #352 | 333 | — | |
| 1937 | #347 | 339 | — | |
| 1936 | #370 | 293 | — | |
| 1935 | #408 | 251 | — | |
| 1934 | #425 | 238 | — | |
| 1933 | #434 | 220 | — | |
| 1932 | #405 | 261 | — | |
| 1931 | #356 | 325 | — | |
| 1930 | #358 | 351 | — | |
| 1929 | #348 | 349 | — | |
| 1928 | #329 | 411 | — | |
| 1927 | #343 | 378 | — | |
| 1926 | #313 | 449 | — | |
| 1925 | #287 | 542 | — | |
| 1924 | #276 | 573 | — | |
| 1923 | #261 | 603 | — | |
| 1922 | #306 | 450 | — | |
| 1921 | #346 | 356 | — | |
| 1920 | #368 | 321 | — | |
| 1919 | #356 | 326 | — | |
| 1918 | #374 | 306 | — | |
| 1917 | #338 | 338 | — | |
| 1916 | #360 | 292 | — | |
| 1915 | #382 | 251 | — | |
| 1914 | #403 | 172 | — | |
| 1913 | #490 | 108 | — | |
| 1912 | #531 | 84 | — | |
| 1911 | #522 | 63 | — | |
| 1910 | #679 | 39 | — | |
| 1909 | #691 | 33 | — | |
| 1908 | #649 | 35 | — | |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | — | |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | — | |
| 1905 | #713 | 25 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1973
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#39 · 1 in 171
- District of Columbia#43 · 1 in 173
- South Carolina#59 · 1 in 248
- Arkansas#60 · 1 in 260
- Georgia#67 · 1 in 294
Best ever in a state: #15 in Mississippi, 1975.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #39 | 96 | 1 in 171 |
| District of Columbia | #43 | 37 | 1 in 173 |
| South Carolina | #59 | 74 | 1 in 248 |
| Arkansas | #60 | 48 | 1 in 260 |
| Georgia | #67 | 116 | 1 in 294 |
| Texas | #67 | 305 | 1 in 309 |
| Florida | #69 | 142 | 1 in 302 |
| Alabama | #71 | 75 | 1 in 306 |
| Louisiana | #71 | 84 | 1 in 306 |
| Tennessee | #78 | 78 | 1 in 352 |
| New Jersey | #82 | 108 | 1 in 354 |
| California | #83 | 338 | 1 in 387 |
| Illinois | #85 | 202 | 1 in 348 |
| Maryland | #91 | 47 | 1 in 400 |
| North Carolina | #91 | 89 | 1 in 392 |
| New Mexico | #94 | 20 | 1 in 372 |
| Michigan | #107 | 120 | 1 in 491 |
| New York | #108 | 223 | 1 in 463 |
| Virginia | #115 | 57 | 1 in 492 |
| Missouri | #116 | 56 | 1 in 521 |
| Nevada | #116 | 6 | 1 in 418 |
| Arizona | #135 | 27 | 1 in 547 |
| Indiana | #137 | 57 | 1 in 622 |
| Colorado | #145 | 24 | 1 in 652 |
| Connecticut | #161 | 18 | 1 in 817 |
| Ohio | #167 | 84 | 1 in 836 |
| Idaho | #183 | 7 | 1 in 692 |
| Pennsylvania | #191 | 66 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Massachusetts | #199 | 27 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Oklahoma | #210 | 16 | 1 in 961 |
| West Virginia | #214 | 11 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Nebraska | #219 | 8 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Hawaii | #222 | 6 | 1 in 756 |
| Wisconsin | #225 | 19 | 1 in 1,415 |
| Kansas | #246 | 10 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Kentucky | #280 | 14 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Iowa | #368 | 5 | 1 in 3,260 |
| Washington | #372 | 8 | 1 in 2,348 |
| Oregon | #385 | 5 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1972 at #89 (3,398 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1968–1969
- Top 1,000: 99 yrs · run 1905–2002
- 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
- 25.2% of all girls named Yolanda (28,440) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 174 | #649 (1908) | #901 |
| 1910s | 1,979 | #338 (1917) | #444 |
| 1920s | 4,432 | #261 (1923) | #318 |
| 1930s | 2,923 | #347 (1937) | #383 |
| 1940s | 8,319 | #193 (1949) | #265 |
| 1950s | 19,949 | #164 (1956) | #171 |
| 1960s | 28,440 | #93 (1968) | #139 |
| 1970s | 27,031 | #89 (1972) | #116 |
| 1980s | 11,390 | #157 (1980) | #244 |
| 1990s | 4,629 | #390 (1990) | #554 |
| 2000s | 2,185 | #774 (2000) | #1,103 |
| 2010s | 1,117 | #1,611 (2010) | #1,846 |
| 2020s | 350 | #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 1973
Top girls' names in 1973
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 529 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 98.8% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 77,929 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 65.4% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,982Young21
- #1,982Zak21
- #1,982Zeke21
- #2,036Yolanda20
- #2,036Alen20
- #2,036Alexandre20
- #2,036Alvino20
- #2,124Adelbert19
- #2,124Adolphus19
- #2,124Agapito19
Tied with 87 names at #2,036; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.