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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #541 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,886 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: #544 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,534 girlsMNIllinois: #264 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsILWisconsin: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsWIMichigan: #389 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,140 girlsMINew York: #251 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsNYMassachusetts: #364 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,700 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: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #656 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,573 girlsINOhio: #399 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsOHPennsylvania: #478 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,043 girlsPANew Jersey: #262 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,750 girlsNJConnecticut: #279 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,925 girlsCTCalifornia: #215 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #288 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #472 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,925 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #310 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsVAMaryland: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #180 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 937 girlsAZNew Mexico: #105 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 499 girlsNMKansas: #409 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsKSArkansas: #332 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsARTennessee: #295 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #196 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #151 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 805 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 941 girlsDCOklahoma: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsOKLouisiana: #238 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsLAMississippi: #177 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 859 girlsMSAlabama: #275 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsALGeorgia: #195 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedHITexas: #209 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsTXFlorida: #199 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#105 · 1 in 499
  2. South Carolina#151 · 1 in 805
  3. Mississippi#177 · 1 in 859
  4. Arizona#180 · 1 in 937
  5. Georgia#195 · 1 in 1,108

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#105191 in 499
South Carolina#151221 in 805
Mississippi#177161 in 859
Arizona#180251 in 937
Georgia#195341 in 1,108
North Carolina#196311 in 1,147
Florida#199541 in 1,230
Texas#2091131 in 1,165
California#2151751 in 1,187
District of Columbia#21761 in 941
Louisiana#238211 in 1,343
New York#251691 in 1,572
New Jersey#262241 in 1,750
Illinois#264421 in 1,689
Alabama#275131 in 1,642
Connecticut#27991 in 1,925
Colorado#288131 in 1,679
Tennessee#295141 in 1,968
Maryland#306121 in 2,044
Virginia#310171 in 1,984
Wisconsin#325121 in 2,473
Arkansas#33261 in 2,069
Massachusetts#364131 in 2,700
Michigan#389181 in 3,140
Ohio#399211 in 3,235
Kansas#40951 in 2,899
Oklahoma#44561 in 3,130
Missouri#47281 in 3,925
Pennsylvania#478171 in 4,043
Washington#54171 in 3,886
Minnesota#54451 in 5,534
Indiana#65651 in 6,573
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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 1986

girls
#278
882 births · 1 in 1,945 girls
boys
#3,440
13 births · 1 in 141,655 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #278Yolanda882

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #3,440Yolanda13
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,945 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #275Katharine907
  2. #276Shelby900
  3. #277Jodi895
  4. #278Yolanda882
  5. #279Paula881
  6. #280Sylvia879
  7. #281Paige878
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 141,655 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 56.1% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #3,268Yasser14
  2. #3,268Yeng14
  3. #3,268Yu14
  4. #3,440Yolanda13
  5. #3,440Abrahim13
  6. #3,440Adrienne13
  7. #3,440Ahren13
  8. #3,653Abrahan12
  9. #3,653Adeel12
  10. #3,653Ahron12

Tied with 212 names at #3,440; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →