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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #100 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 309 girlsAKMaine: 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: #236 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,241 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: #455 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,831 girlsMNIllinois: #66 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 310 girlsILWisconsin: #204 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsWIMichigan: #127 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 606 girlsMINew York: #117 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 539 girlsNYMassachusetts: #182 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,088 girlsMARhode Island: #145 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 658 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedORNevada: #76 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 261 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSDIowa: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,884 girlsIAIndiana: #172 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 859 girlsINOhio: #161 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 816 girlsOHPennsylvania: #166 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 856 girlsPANew Jersey: #115 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 562 girlsNJConnecticut: #124 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 576 girlsCTCalifornia: #97 for girls · 307 births · 1 in 451 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #140 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 631 girlsCONebraska: #181 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 860 girlsNEMissouri: #131 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 633 girlsMOKentucky: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,672 girlsKYWest Virginia: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsWVVirginia: #115 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 520 girlsVAMaryland: #122 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 505 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #105 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 433 girlsAZNew Mexico: #54 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 232 girlsNMKansas: #240 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsKSArkansas: #52 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 218 girlsARTennessee: #76 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 357 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #91 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 404 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #52 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 227 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 210 girlsDCOklahoma: #173 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 797 girlsOKLouisiana: #56 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 248 girlsLAMississippi: #15 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 126 girlsMSAlabama: #71 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 303 girlsALGeorgia: #67 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 295 girlsGAHawaii: #170 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 564 girlsHITexas: #69 for girls · 278 births · 1 in 344 girlsTXFlorida: #62 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 293 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#15 · 1 in 126
  2. District of Columbia#47 · 1 in 210
  3. Arkansas#52 · 1 in 218
  4. South Carolina#52 · 1 in 227
  5. New Mexico#54 · 1 in 232

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#151231 in 126
District of Columbia#47281 in 210
Arkansas#52581 in 218
South Carolina#52731 in 227
New Mexico#54331 in 232
Louisiana#561031 in 248
Florida#621411 in 293
Illinois#662251 in 310
Georgia#671051 in 295
Texas#692781 in 344
Alabama#71721 in 303
Nevada#76101 in 261
Tennessee#76741 in 357
North Carolina#91801 in 404
California#973071 in 451
Alaska#10071 in 309
Arizona#105351 in 433
New Jersey#115641 in 562
Virginia#115521 in 520
New York#1171891 in 539
Maryland#122351 in 505
Connecticut#124241 in 576
Michigan#127921 in 606
Missouri#131461 in 633
Colorado#140251 in 631
Rhode Island#14561 in 658
Ohio#161851 in 816
Pennsylvania#166761 in 856
Hawaii#17081 in 564
Indiana#172401 in 859
Oklahoma#173201 in 797
Nebraska#181111 in 860
Massachusetts#182271 in 1,088
Wisconsin#204231 in 1,194
Washington#236161 in 1,241
Kansas#240101 in 1,257
West Virginia#24581 in 1,400
Kentucky#282141 in 1,672
Iowa#35661 in 2,884
Minnesota#45551 in 4,831
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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 1975

girls
#107
2,655 births · 1 in 549 girls
boys
#2,450
17 births · 1 in 91,845 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #107Yolanda2,655

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #2,450Yolanda17
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 549 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #104Ann2,715
  2. #105Victoria2,713
  3. #106Mandy2,710
  4. #107Yolanda2,655
  5. #108Paula2,651
  6. #109Kristi2,646
  7. #110Natalie2,637
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 91,845 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 61.3% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,361Unknown18
  2. #2,361Webster18
  3. #2,361Willam18
  4. #2,450Yolanda17
  5. #2,450Alexandros17
  6. #2,450Alvie17
  7. #2,450Americo17
  8. #2,540Agapito16
  9. #2,540Alaric16
  10. #2,540Alicia16

Tied with 89 names at #2,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →