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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • 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: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsWAIdaho: #259 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #494 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,176 girlsMNIllinois: #109 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 499 girlsILWisconsin: #226 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsWIMichigan: #187 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsMINew York: #131 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 637 girlsNYMassachusetts: #226 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #428 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,788 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsINOhio: #231 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsOHPennsylvania: #224 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsPANew Jersey: #121 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 565 girlsNJConnecticut: #129 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 570 girlsCTCalifornia: #124 for girls · 249 births · 1 in 601 girlsCAUtah: #376 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsUTColorado: #125 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 569 girlsCONebraska: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsNEMissouri: #159 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 794 girlsMOKentucky: #318 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsKYWest Virginia: #301 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsWVVirginia: #135 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 627 girlsVAMaryland: #114 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 513 girlsMDDelaware: #108 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 398 girlsDEArizona: #122 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 532 girlsAZNew Mexico: #62 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 252 girlsNMKansas: #209 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsKSArkansas: #92 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 419 girlsARTennessee: #113 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 550 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #110 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 501 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #50 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 222 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #71 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 252 girlsDCOklahoma: #153 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 705 girlsOKLouisiana: #81 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 350 girlsLAMississippi: #31 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 163 girlsMSAlabama: #76 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 343 girlsALGeorgia: #84 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 369 girlsGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 583 girlsHITexas: #95 for girls · 211 births · 1 in 476 girlsTXFlorida: #86 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 400 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#31 · 1 in 163
  2. South Carolina#50 · 1 in 222
  3. New Mexico#62 · 1 in 252
  4. District of Columbia#71 · 1 in 252
  5. Alabama#76 · 1 in 343

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#31971 in 163
South Carolina#50791 in 222
New Mexico#62321 in 252
District of Columbia#71241 in 252
Alabama#76671 in 343
Louisiana#81801 in 350
Georgia#84891 in 369
Florida#861081 in 400
Arkansas#92311 in 419
Texas#952111 in 476
Delaware#10871 in 398
Illinois#1091451 in 499
North Carolina#110661 in 501
Tennessee#113511 in 550
Maryland#114361 in 513
New Jersey#121651 in 565
Arizona#122301 in 532
California#1242491 in 601
Colorado#125301 in 569
Connecticut#129251 in 570
New York#1311601 in 637
Virginia#135451 in 627
Oklahoma#153241 in 705
Missouri#159391 in 794
Hawaii#17581 in 583
Michigan#187561 in 1,020
Indiana#207311 in 1,137
Kansas#209121 in 1,127
Pennsylvania#224511 in 1,302
Massachusetts#226221 in 1,337
Wisconsin#226201 in 1,449
Ohio#231501 in 1,403
Nebraska#24871 in 1,437
Idaho#25951 in 1,255
Washington#285141 in 1,627
West Virginia#30161 in 2,055
Kentucky#318121 in 2,049
Utah#37661 in 2,450
Iowa#42851 in 3,788
Minnesota#49451 in 5,176
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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 1977

girls
#134
2,122 births · 1 in 723 girls
boys
#2,556
17 births · 1 in 96,660 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #134Yolanda2,122

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #2,556Yolanda17
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 723 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 98.8% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #131Rhonda2,162
  2. #132Cindy2,159
  3. #133Angel2,136
  4. #134Yolanda2,122
  5. #135Cheryl2,121
  6. #136Joy2,100
  7. #137Carla2,097
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 96,660 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 62.7% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,458Webster18
  2. #2,458Wilburn18
  3. #2,458Young18
  4. #2,556Yolanda17
  5. #2,556Ace17
  6. #2,556Adolphus17
  7. #2,556Aidan17
  8. #2,665Addison16
  9. #2,665Agapito16
  10. #2,665Aharon16

Tied with 108 names at #2,556; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →