Girls' name · since 1954
Ylonda
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Ylonda, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ylonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 274 recorded since 1954.
Ylonda has 274 recorded births among girls since 1954, 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 1954 to 1983.
- #16,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 274 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ylonda ranks #16,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ylonda's 274 recorded births place it above 76.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ylonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ylonda splits its recorded history at 1969: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ylonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1983
- Peak year (1970)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ylonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (134 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Ylonda's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ylonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
101 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 134 births (49% of all-time use).
Ylonda by state
Where Ylonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 4.0% |
11 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ylonda's data
- Ylonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ylondas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ylonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1954–1983 (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 Ylonda 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.