Girls' name · since 1918
Jolanda
1,015 babies named Jolanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,015
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jolanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,015 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Jolanda recorded 1,015 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2008.
- #7,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,015 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolanda ranks #7,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,015 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,015
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jolanda's 1,015 recorded births place it above 89.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Jolanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jolanda's full recorded timeline at 1973, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jolanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2008
- Peak year (1965)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Jolanda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (342 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Jolanda's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jolanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
342 births
- 1970s
1970s
287 births
- 1980s
1980s
201 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 342 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jolanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jolanda's total volume
Jolanda by state
Where Jolanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jolanda's data
- Jolanda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jolandas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jolanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.