Recorded 1926–1988 Girls' name Peak 1971 260 births

Yoland — girls' name

260 babies named Yoland in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s51950s241960s781970s1111980s36
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Yoland was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

20 babies were named Yoland in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoland

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Yoland between 1926 and 1988, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yoland currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoland performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yoland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yoland in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoland 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 260 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.

Yoland at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

260

Since 1926

63 years of records

Peak year

1971

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1926

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1988

Yoland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1926

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1971)
20
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
0510152025 198819811976197219681964195919441926 6

Yoland by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
111 births that decade — 43% of Yoland's all-time total
1920s61940s51950s241960s781970s1111980s36

Yoland by state

Where Yoland concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yoland
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.9%
Florida share of Yoland's total US births 1.9%

5 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoland?
260 babies have been named Yoland since 1926. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1971 with 20 births.
When was Yoland most popular?
Yoland was most popular in the 1970s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Yoland most popular?
The top states for the name Yoland are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Yoland been used?
Yoland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 63 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Yoland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yolanda, Yolonda, Yolande, Yola, and 4 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, 1926–1988 (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.