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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • 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: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,945 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: #269 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #322 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,486 girlsMINew York: #241 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedMARhode 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: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,463 girlsIAIndiana: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsINOhio: #419 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,082 girlsOHPennsylvania: #706 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,042 girlsPANew Jersey: #362 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,780 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #82 for girls · 324 births · 1 in 350 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #195 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #327 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,578 girlsMOKentucky: #345 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsKYWest Virginia: #330 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,273 girlsWVVirginia: #390 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,371 girlsVAMaryland: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,258 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #27 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 131 girlsAZNew Mexico: #31 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 139 girlsNMKansas: #327 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedARTennessee: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,078 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #236 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #292 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsLAMississippi: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,542 girlsMSAlabama: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedGAHawaii: #69 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 254 girlsHITexas: #26 for girls · 730 births · 1 in 131 girlsTXFlorida: #427 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,041 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#26 · 1 in 131
  2. Arizona#27 · 1 in 131
  3. New Mexico#31 · 1 in 139
  4. Hawaii#69 · 1 in 254
  5. California#82 · 1 in 350

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#267301 in 131
Arizona#27691 in 131
New Mexico#31651 in 139
Hawaii#69211 in 254
California#823241 in 350
Colorado#195141 in 1,038
District of Columbia#23671 in 1,687
New York#241771 in 1,855
Alabama#264201 in 1,841
Illinois#269351 in 2,485
Indiana#290141 in 2,990
Louisiana#292191 in 1,789
Iowa#31081 in 3,463
Maryland#31771 in 3,258
Michigan#322211 in 3,486
Kansas#32761 in 2,990
Missouri#327111 in 3,578
West Virginia#33071 in 3,273
Kentucky#345101 in 3,355
New Jersey#36291 in 4,780
Tennessee#38491 in 4,078
Virginia#39081 in 4,371
Mississippi#40481 in 3,542
Ohio#419141 in 6,082
Florida#42771 in 4,041
Washington#44351 in 4,945
Pennsylvania#70661 in 17,042
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North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
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South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
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
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 1950

girls
#179
1,567 births · 1 in 1,093 girls
boys
#3,021
7 births · 1 in 255,752 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #179Yolanda1,567

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #3,021Yolanda7
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,093 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #176Ethel1,602
  2. #177Beth1,580
  3. #178Clara1,570
  4. #179Yolanda1,567
  5. #180Lucille1,550
  6. #181Bonita1,528
  7. #182Gladys1,526
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. 1,242Mindy#2,013#771
  2. 649Geralyn#1,627#978
  3. 636Kyle#1,512#876
  4. 416Debrah#1,109#693
  5. 405Debbra#1,353#948
Fallers
  1. 241Luana#823#1,064
  2. 231Christene#930#1,161
  3. 216Pearline#785#1,001
  4. 210Ingrid#518#728
  5. 201Dayle#982#1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 255,752 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 28.0% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,770Wilmot8
  2. #2,770Wing8
  3. #2,770Zenon8
  4. #3,021Yolanda7
  5. #3,021Abundio7
  6. #3,021Aden7
  7. #3,021Adron7
  8. #3,329Acey6
  9. #3,329Albertus6
  10. #3,329Alphonsus6

Tied with 307 names at #3,021; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. 744Ezzard#1,616#872
  2. 510Kelvin#1,085#575
  3. 447Nancy#1,297#850
  4. 420Samual#1,380#960
  5. 376Shaun#1,275#899
Fallers
  1. 371Sharon#885#1,256
  2. 369Melvyn#770#1,139
  3. 367Les#997#1,364
  4. 351Delmas#905#1,256
  5. 315Denzil#808#1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950