Recorded 1949–1981 Girls' name Peak 1962 181 births

Yolinda — girls' name

181 babies named Yolinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s251960s791970s661980s6
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Yolinda was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

11 babies were named Yolinda in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yolinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Yolinda between 1949 and 1981, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yolinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yolinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yolinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yolinda 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 181 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.

Yolinda at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

181

Since 1949

33 years of records

Peak year

1962

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1949

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1981

Yolinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1949

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1962)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 1981197519711967196319581949 5

Yolinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
79 births that decade — 44% of Yolinda's all-time total
1940s51950s251960s791970s661980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yolinda?
181 babies have been named Yolinda since 1949. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1962 with 11 births.
When was Yolinda most popular?
Yolinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Yolinda been used?
Yolinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 33 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Yolinda?
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, 1949–1981 (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.