Girls' name · since 1901
Yolanda
112,918 babies named Yolanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 112,918
- born since 1901
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yolanda is the #3216 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 112,918 recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Yolanda recorded 112,918 times among girls since 1901, holding rank #3216 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,216 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 112,918 born since 1901
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yolanda ranks #342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,216 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 112,918 born since 1901, peaking in the 1960s.
- #342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 112,918
- born since 1901
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yolanda's 112,918 recorded births place it above 99.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Yolanda compares
112,918 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yolanda's all-time total is 300x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yolanda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112,918 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,771 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yolanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yolanda's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 3,771, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yolanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 3,771
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Yolanda popularity over time - boys
537 total births recorded since 1943 (Yolanda as boys' name)
Yolanda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (28,440 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Yolanda's strongest decade.
28,440 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Yolanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 174
1900s
174 births
- 1910s 1,979
1910s
1,979 births
- 1920s 4,432
1920s
4,432 births
- 1930s 2,923
1930s
2,923 births
- 1940s 8,319
1940s
8,319 births
- 1950s
1950s
19,949 births
- 1960s
1960s
28,440 births
- 1970s
1970s
27,031 births
- 1980s
1980s
11,390 births
- 1990s 4,629
1990s
4,629 births
- 2000s 2,185
2000s
2,185 births
- 2010s 1,117
2010s
1,117 births
- 2020s 350
2020s
350 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 28,440 births (25% of all-time use).
How Yolanda 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 Yolanda's total volume
Yolanda by state
Where Yolanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21,413 | 19.0% |
| #2 | California | | 19,025 | 16.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 11,461 | 10.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,857 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,653 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 3,302 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 3,162 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 3,088 | 2.7% |
21,413 of 112,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Yolanda appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yolanda's data
- Yolanda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (28,440 total births); usage has since declined to 350 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Yolandas (21,413 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yolanda
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yolanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Yolanda 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.