Recorded 1962–1978 Girls' name Peak 1972 128 births

Yolandra — girls' name

128 babies named Yolandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s671970s61
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Yolandra was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

18 babies were named Yolandra in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yolandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Yolandra between 1962 and 1978, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yolandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yolandra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yolandra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yolandra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yolandra 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 128 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.

Yolandra at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

128

Since 1962

17 years of records

Peak year

1972

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1962

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1978

Yolandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1962

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1972)
18
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 19781974197219701968196619641962 9

Yolandra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
67 births that decade — 52% of Yolandra's all-time total
1960s671970s61

Yolandra by state

Where Yolandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yolandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.9%
Illinois share of Yolandra's total US births 3.9%

5 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yolandra?
128 babies have been named Yolandra since 1962. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1972 with 18 births.
When was Yolandra most popular?
Yolandra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Yolandra most popular?
The top states for the name Yolandra are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Yolandra been used?
Yolandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 17 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Yolandra?
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, 1962–1978 (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.