Girls' name · since 1923
Yolonda
3,874 babies named Yolonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,874
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yolonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,874 recorded since 1923.
Yolonda has 3,874 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2006.
- #3,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,874 born since 1923
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yolonda ranks #3,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,874 born since 1923, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,874
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yolonda's 3,874 recorded births place it above 95.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Yolonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yolonda's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 188, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yolonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2006
- Peak year (1972)
- 188
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Yolonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,375 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Yolonda's strongest decade.
1,375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Yolonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 107
1940s
107 births
- 1950s 484
1950s
484 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,187 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,375 births
- 1980s 480
1980s
480 births
- 1990s 145
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,375 births (35% of all-time use).
How Yolonda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yolonda's total volume
Yolonda by state
Where Yolonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 229 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 220 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 173 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 172 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 157 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 142 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 139 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 108 | 2.8% |
229 of 3,874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Yolonda appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yolonda's data
- Yolonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,375 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yolondas (229 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yolonda: 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 (~83 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, 1923–2006 (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 Yolonda 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.