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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • 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: #341 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,317 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: #476 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,440 girlsMNIllinois: #133 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 613 girlsILWisconsin: #274 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsWIMichigan: #219 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMINew York: #133 for girls · 272 births · 1 in 618 girlsNYMassachusetts: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,804 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #302 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,946 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: #233 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsINOhio: #233 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,556 girlsOHPennsylvania: #327 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsPANew Jersey: #186 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsNJConnecticut: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsCTCalifornia: #83 for girls · 479 births · 1 in 366 girlsCAUtah: #345 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,120 girlsUTColorado: #185 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 795 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #273 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsMOKentucky: #225 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,386 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #235 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsVAMaryland: #176 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 948 girlsMDDelaware: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 919 girlsDEArizona: #56 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 233 girlsAZNew Mexico: #42 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 178 girlsNMKansas: #221 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsKSArkansas: #258 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,458 girlsARTennessee: #194 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #317 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #296 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,853 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #156 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 661 girlsDCOklahoma: #233 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsOKLouisiana: #100 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 396 girlsLAMississippi: #254 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsMSAlabama: #111 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 491 girlsALGeorgia: #198 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsGAHawaii: #251 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsHITexas: #44 for girls · 551 births · 1 in 203 girlsTXFlorida: #191 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 963 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#42 · 1 in 178
  2. Texas#44 · 1 in 203
  3. Arizona#56 · 1 in 233
  4. California#83 · 1 in 366
  5. Louisiana#100 · 1 in 396

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#42671 in 178
Texas#445511 in 203
Arizona#56661 in 233
California#834791 in 366
Louisiana#100961 in 396
Alabama#111701 in 491
Illinois#1331741 in 613
New York#1332721 in 618
District of Columbia#156201 in 661
Maryland#176321 in 948
Colorado#185251 in 795
New Jersey#186561 in 1,049
Delaware#18951 in 919
Florida#191521 in 963
Tennessee#194351 in 1,035
Georgia#198421 in 1,061
Michigan#219651 in 1,337
Kansas#221171 in 1,196
Kentucky#225231 in 1,386
Indiana#233341 in 1,468
Ohio#233671 in 1,556
Oklahoma#233161 in 1,303
Virginia#235271 in 1,488
Hawaii#25161 in 1,017
Mississippi#254181 in 1,379
Arkansas#258121 in 1,458
Missouri#273221 in 2,014
Wisconsin#274181 in 2,455
Connecticut#288111 in 2,233
South Carolina#296141 in 1,853
Oregon#30281 in 1,946
North Carolina#317211 in 2,323
Pennsylvania#327391 in 2,847
Washington#341121 in 2,317
Utah#34551 in 2,120
Minnesota#47661 in 6,440
Massachusetts#56751 in 10,804
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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 1961

girls
#167
2,514 births · 1 in 803 girls
boys
#2,900
9 births · 1 in 236,022 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #167Yolanda2,514

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #2,900Yolanda9
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 803 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.8% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #164Norma2,549
  2. #165Gwendolyn2,536
  3. #166Heidi2,521
  4. #167Yolanda2,514
  5. #168Sheri2,488
  6. #169Carmen2,401
  7. #170Lynne2,400
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 236,022 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 37.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #2,706Yisroel10
  2. #2,706Zenon10
  3. #2,706Zev10
  4. #2,900Yolanda9
  5. #2,900Abran9
  6. #2,900Alexandre9
  7. #2,900Almon9
  8. #3,097Abelino8
  9. #3,097Able8
  10. #3,097Alessandro8

Tied with 196 names at #2,900; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →