Girls' name · since 1962
Yolandra
Yolandra has 128 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yolandra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 128 have been recorded since 1962.
Yolandra has 128 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1978.
- #24,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yolandra ranks #24,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yolandra's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Yolandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yolandra splits its recorded history at 1970: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yolandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1978
- Peak year (1972)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Yolandra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (67 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Yolandra's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yolandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 67 births (52% of all-time use).
Yolandra by state
Where Yolandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yolandra's data
- Yolandra's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 1970s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Yolandras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Yolandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1962–1978 (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 Yolandra 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.