Girls' name · since 1947
Yulanda
1,088 babies named Yulanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,088
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yulanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,088 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Yulanda recorded 1,088 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 1988.
- #7,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,088 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yulanda ranks #7,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,088 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,088
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yulanda's 1,088 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Yulanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yulanda's full recorded timeline at 1969, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yulanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1988
- Peak year (1968)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Yulanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (467 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Yulanda's strongest decade.
467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yulanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 96
1950s
96 births
- 1960s
1960s
410 births
- 1970s
1970s
467 births
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 467 births (43% of all-time use).
How Yulanda 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 Yulanda's total volume
Yulanda by state
Where Yulanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.0% |
65 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Yulanda appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yulanda's data
- Yulanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (467 total births); usage has since declined to 104 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Yulandas (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Yulanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1947–1988 (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 Yulanda 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.