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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • 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: #618 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,652 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: #250 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsILWisconsin: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,866 girlsWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,590 girlsMINew York: #323 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsNYMassachusetts: #292 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,959 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: #466 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,769 girlsINOhio: #679 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,863 girlsOHPennsylvania: #403 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,178 girlsPANew Jersey: #375 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,664 girlsNJConnecticut: #343 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsCTCalifornia: #243 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #237 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #590 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,278 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #308 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,110 girlsVAMaryland: #431 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #193 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 932 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedKSArkansas: #239 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsARTennessee: #522 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,133 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #210 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #164 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 892 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #159 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 688 girlsDCOklahoma: #508 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsOKLouisiana: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsLAMississippi: #183 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 898 girlsMSAlabama: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsALGeorgia: #201 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Yolanda, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsTXFlorida: #250 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#159 · 1 in 688
  2. South Carolina#164 · 1 in 892
  3. Mississippi#183 · 1 in 898
  4. Arizona#193 · 1 in 1,007
  5. New Mexico#198 · 1 in 932

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#15991 in 688
South Carolina#164211 in 892
Mississippi#183151 in 898
Arizona#193251 in 1,007
New Mexico#198101 in 932
Georgia#201331 in 1,216
North Carolina#210291 in 1,322
Texas#231951 in 1,350
Colorado#237151 in 1,391
Arkansas#23991 in 1,373
California#2431681 in 1,360
Florida#250461 in 1,585
Illinois#250471 in 1,568
Louisiana#269181 in 1,462
Alabama#272131 in 1,663
Massachusetts#292191 in 1,959
Virginia#308171 in 2,110
New York#323571 in 2,001
Connecticut#34381 in 2,344
Wisconsin#372101 in 2,866
New Jersey#375171 in 2,664
Pennsylvania#403221 in 3,178
Maryland#43181 in 3,246
Michigan#448161 in 3,590
Indiana#46691 in 3,769
Oklahoma#50851 in 3,481
Tennessee#52271 in 4,133
Missouri#59061 in 5,278
Washington#61861 in 4,652
Ohio#679101 in 6,863
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Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
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North Dakota
Oregon
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South Dakota
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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 1988

girls
#310
799 births · 1 in 2,229 girls
boys
#4,786
9 births · 1 in 212,698 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #310Yolanda799

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #4,786Yolanda9
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,229 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 97.8% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #307Frances807
  2. #308Camille806
  3. #309Hayley801
  4. #310Yolanda799
  5. #311Simone797
  6. #312Mandy796
  7. #313Kaylee792
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. 2,890Jalissa#3,857#967
  2. 2,381Taja#3,101#720
  3. 1,710Whitley#2,156#446
  4. 1,225Jalisa#1,662#437
  5. 883Jaleesa#1,227#344
Fallers
  1. 620Channing#590#1,210
  2. 346Denisse#954#1,300
  3. 319Jeana#966#1,285
  4. 314Eliana#826#1,140
  5. 311Nakia#893#1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 212,698 of them was named Yolanda, which outranked 43.7% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yolanda
  1. #4,450Zaire10
  2. #4,450Zebediah10
  3. #4,450Zoltan10
  4. #4,786Yolanda9
  5. #4,786Abdulla9
  6. #4,786Abid9
  7. #4,786Abu9
  8. #5,200Abayomi8
  9. #5,200Abby8
  10. #5,200Abhishek8

Tied with 413 names at #4,786; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. 3,252Nico#4,239#987
  2. 1,245Ridge#2,215#970
  3. 668Colten#1,484#816
  4. 600Brantley#1,587#987
  5. 518Long#1,337#819
Fallers
  1. 362Cordaro#908#1,270
  2. 246Ramsey#884#1,130
  3. 241Yaakov#974#1,215
  4. 233Adrain#990#1,223
  5. 230Kiel#846#1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988