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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #340 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,106 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: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #277 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsILWisconsin: #445 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,662 girlsWIMichigan: #352 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsMINew York: #413 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,700 girlsNYMassachusetts: #445 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,499 girlsMARhode Island: #198 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsRIOregon: #420 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,678 girlsORNevada: 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: #628 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,723 girlsINOhio: #977 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,641 girlsOHPennsylvania: #445 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,591 girlsPANew Jersey: #348 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsNJConnecticut: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,824 girlsCTCalifornia: #282 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #486 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,430 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #423 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,253 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsVAMaryland: #436 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,078 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsAZNew Mexico: #131 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 572 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsARTennessee: #439 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,310 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #329 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #462 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,862 girlsLAMississippi: #162 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 806 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #251 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedHITexas: #264 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsTXFlorida: #247 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#131 · 1 in 572
  2. Mississippi#162 · 1 in 806
  3. Rhode Island#198 · 1 in 1,071
  4. Arkansas#201 · 1 in 1,136
  5. Arizona#236 · 1 in 1,271

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#131161 in 572
Mississippi#162171 in 806
Rhode Island#19851 in 1,071
Arkansas#201111 in 1,136
Arizona#236201 in 1,271
Florida#247501 in 1,541
Georgia#251261 in 1,609
South Carolina#257131 in 1,523
Texas#264841 in 1,588
Illinois#277451 in 1,718
California#2821541 in 1,584
North Carolina#329181 in 2,260
Washington#340141 in 2,106
New Jersey#348201 in 2,399
Michigan#352241 in 2,519
Virginia#390131 in 2,854
New York#413441 in 2,700
Oregon#42061 in 2,678
Missouri#423101 in 3,253
Maryland#43691 in 3,078
Tennessee#43991 in 3,310
Massachusetts#445111 in 3,499
Pennsylvania#445201 in 3,591
Wisconsin#44581 in 3,662
Louisiana#46291 in 2,862
Connecticut#47551 in 3,824
Colorado#48661 in 3,430
Indiana#62861 in 5,723
Ohio#97761 in 11,641
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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 1989

girls
#359
713 births · 1 in 2,586 girls
boys
#5,165
9 births · 1 in 222,325 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #359Yolanda713

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #5,165Yolanda9
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,586 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #356Chasity720
  2. #357Sandy719
  3. #358Tia717
  4. #359Yolanda713
  5. #360Mindy711
  6. #361Charlene710
  7. #361Keisha710
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 222,325 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 44.1% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #4,811Zerrick10
  2. #4,811Zoe10
  3. #4,811Zuri10
  4. #5,165Yolanda9
  5. #5,165Abdallah9
  6. #5,165Abiel9
  7. #5,165Abrahim9
  8. #5,615Abdel8
  9. #5,615Abdias8
  10. #5,615Abed8

Tied with 449 names at #5,165; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →