Recorded 1967–1985 Girls' name Peak 1978 43 births

Yavonda — girls' name

43 babies named Yavonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s271980s11
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Yavonda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yavonda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yavonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Yavonda between 1967 and 1985, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yavonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yavonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yavonda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yavonda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yavonda at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

43

Since 1967

19 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1967

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1985

Yavonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1967

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 1985198419781977197419701967 5

Yavonda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
27 births that decade — 63% of Yavonda's all-time total
1960s51970s271980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yavonda?
43 babies have been named Yavonda since 1967. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Yavonda most popular?
Yavonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Yavonda been used?
Yavonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 19 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Yavonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yavonne, Yavette, Yavani, Yavi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.