Girls' name · since 1953
Yalanda
652 babies named Yalanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
652 girls have been named Yalanda since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yalanda has 652 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2003.
- #9,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 652 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yalanda ranks #9,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 652 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yalanda's 652 recorded births place it above 86.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yalanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yalanda's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yalanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2003
- Peak year (1971)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Yalanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (304 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Yalanda's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Yalanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
304 births
- 1980s
1980s
165 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 304 births (47% of all-time use).
How Yalanda 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 Yalanda's total volume
Yalanda by state
Where Yalanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yalanda's data
- Yalanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Yalandas (6 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 Yalanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1953–2003 (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 Yalanda 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.