Girls' name · since 1957
Yolunda
240 babies named Yolunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yolunda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 240 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Yolunda recorded 240 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1986.
- #18,011 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 240 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yolunda ranks #18,011 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yolunda's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Yolunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yolunda splits its recorded history at 1973: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yolunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1986
- Peak year (1972)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Yolunda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (128 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Yolunda's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Yolunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
128 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 128 births (53% of all-time use).
Yolunda by state
Where Yolunda concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 240 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yolunda's data
- Yolunda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Yolundas (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 Yolunda: 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 (~29 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, 1957–1986 (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 Yolunda 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.