Girls' name · since 1951
Yolander
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Yolander, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
274 girls have been named Yolander since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Yolander recorded 274 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1981.
- #16,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 274 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yolander ranks #16,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yolander'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 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Yolander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yolander splits its recorded history at 1968: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yolander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1981
- Peak year (1969)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Yolander by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (118 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Yolander's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yolander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
116 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 118 births (43% of all-time use).
Yolander by state
Where Yolander concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 7 | 2.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
7 of 274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yolander's data
- Yolander's decade-level peak was the 1970s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Yolanders (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yolander: 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 (~30 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, 1951–1981 (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 Yolander 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.