Girls' name · since 1926
Yoland
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 260 babies named Yoland, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1926
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yoland sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 260 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoland has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1988.
- #17,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1926
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoland ranks #17,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1926, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1926
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yoland's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Yoland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yoland's full recorded timeline at 1970, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yoland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1988
- Peak year (1971)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Yoland by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (111 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Yoland's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yoland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 111 births (43% of all-time use).
Yoland by state
Where Yoland concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 260 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yoland's data
- Yoland's decade-level peak was the 1970s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Yolands (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Yoland: 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 (~62 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, 1926–1988 (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 Yoland 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.