Girls' name · since 1902
Yolande
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 1,620 babies named Yolande, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,620
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,620 girls have been named Yolande since 1902, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yolande has 1,620 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1997.
- #5,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,620 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yolande ranks #5,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,620 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,620
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yolande's 1,620 recorded births place it above 92.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Yolande's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yolande's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yolande popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1997
- Peak year (1970)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Yolande by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (288 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Yolande's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Yolande births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
178 births
- 1920s
1920s
288 births
- 1930s
1930s
188 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s
1950s
262 births
- 1960s
1960s
265 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 288 births (18% of all-time use).
How Yolande 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 Yolande's total volume
Yolande by state
Where Yolande concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 99 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 55 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Maine | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #6 | New Hampshire | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Vermont | | 7 | 0.4% |
99 of 1,620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Yolande's data
- Yolande's decade-level peak was the 1920s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Yolandes (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Yolande: 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 (~95 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, 1902–1997 (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 Yolande 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.