Recorded 1916–1990 Girls' name Peak 1971 468 births

Yolando — girls' name

468 babies named Yolando in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s301950s421960s1441970s1901980s361990s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Yolando was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

32 babies were named Yolando in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yolando

The Social Security Administration has registered 468 babies named Yolando between 1916 and 1990, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yolando currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yolando performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Yolando shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Yolando in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yolando 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 468 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.

Yolando at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

468

Since 1916

75 years of records

Peak year

1971

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1916

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1990

Yolando popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1916

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1971)
32
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Yolando popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1975 (Yolando as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1975 5

Yolando by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
190 births that decade — 41% of Yolando's all-time total
1910s201920s301950s421960s1441970s1901980s361990s6

Yolando by state

Where Yolando concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Yolando
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.3%
#2 Florida
6 1.3%
#3 Georgia
5 1.1%
#4 Illinois
5 1.1%
#5 New York
5 1.1%
California share of Yolando's total US births 1.3%
Even split

6 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yolando?
468 babies have been named Yolando since 1916. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1971 with 32 births.
When was Yolando most popular?
Yolando was most popular in the 1970s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Yolando most popular?
The top states for the name Yolando are California (6 births), Florida (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Yolando been used?
Yolando has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 75 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Yolando?
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, 1916–1990 (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.