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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • 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: #331 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,098 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: #477 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,661 girlsMNIllinois: #182 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsILWisconsin: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,772 girlsWIMichigan: #250 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsMINew York: #221 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsNYMassachusetts: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,649 girlsMARhode Island: #180 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 947 girlsRIOregon: #450 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,194 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: #574 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,634 girlsINOhio: #402 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsOHPennsylvania: #319 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsPANew Jersey: #204 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsNJConnecticut: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,258 girlsCTCalifornia: #155 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 838 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #222 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #233 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsVAMaryland: #220 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #198 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 970 girlsAZNew Mexico: #105 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 473 girlsNMKansas: #425 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsKSArkansas: #250 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsARTennessee: #219 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #148 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 814 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #113 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 493 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #105 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 408 girlsDCOklahoma: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsOKLouisiana: #215 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsLAMississippi: #84 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 372 girlsMSAlabama: #134 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 702 girlsALGeorgia: #111 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 566 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedHITexas: #147 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 807 girlsTXFlorida: #157 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 866 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#84 · 1 in 372
  2. District of Columbia#105 · 1 in 408
  3. New Mexico#105 · 1 in 473
  4. Georgia#111 · 1 in 566
  5. South Carolina#113 · 1 in 493

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#84411 in 372
District of Columbia#105141 in 408
New Mexico#105201 in 473
Georgia#111621 in 566
South Carolina#113361 in 493
Alabama#134311 in 702
Texas#1471591 in 807
North Carolina#148411 in 814
California#1552241 in 838
Florida#157681 in 866
Rhode Island#18051 in 947
Illinois#182721 in 1,011
Arizona#198211 in 970
New Jersey#204311 in 1,234
Louisiana#215261 in 1,183
Tennessee#219211 in 1,314
Maryland#220171 in 1,325
New York#221771 in 1,336
Colorado#222181 in 1,212
Virginia#233221 in 1,399
Arkansas#25091 in 1,439
Michigan#250321 in 1,726
Oklahoma#297121 in 1,819
Connecticut#31471 in 2,258
Pennsylvania#319281 in 2,427
Washington#331131 in 2,098
Missouri#332131 in 2,455
Wisconsin#332111 in 2,772
Ohio#402201 in 3,443
Kansas#42551 in 3,108
Massachusetts#42691 in 3,649
Oregon#45051 in 3,194
Minnesota#47761 in 4,661
Indiana#57461 in 5,634
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
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 1983

girls
#208
1,209 births · 1 in 1,382 girls
boys
#4,907
7 births · 1 in 256,081 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #208Yolanda1,209

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #4,907Yolanda7
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,382 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 98.3% of the 12,074 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. #205Autumn1,254
  2. #206Carmen1,228
  3. #207Mindy1,222
  4. #208Yolanda1,209
  5. #209Alyssa1,201
  6. #210Sophia1,196
  7. #211Joy1,191
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 6,772Ciji#7,469#697
  2. 6,751Kirby#7,469#718
  3. 2,656Dwan#3,530#874
  4. 1,888Mallory#2,220#332
  5. 987Marquita#1,099#112
Fallers
  1. 656Syreeta#717#1,373
  2. 572Jenilee#817#1,389
  3. 538Tenika#947#1,485
  4. 396Toccara#541#937
  5. 333Venus#950#1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 256,081 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 33.2% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #4,499Zebulin8
  2. #4,499Zedrick8
  3. #4,499Zenaido8
  4. #4,907Yolanda7
  5. #4,907Aamir7
  6. #4,907Aaren7
  7. #4,907Aaric7
  8. #5,484Aakash6
  9. #5,484Aarik6
  10. #5,484Aarin6

Tied with 576 names at #4,907; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 2,260Remington#3,108#848
  2. 2,159Trumaine#3,108#949
  3. 1,157Akeem#1,774#617
  4. 738Jacoby#1,654#916
  5. 655Deven#1,622#967
Fallers
  1. 284Marcello#969#1,253
  2. 275Schuyler#845#1,120
  3. 273Jessy#917#1,190
  4. 258Kennith#981#1,239
  5. 220Jarrad#933#1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983