Recorded 1947–1988 Girls' name Peak 1968 1,088 births

Yulanda — girls' name

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.

1940s111950s961960s4101970s4671980s104
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Yulanda was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

64 babies were named Yulanda in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yulanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,088 babies named Yulanda between 1947 and 1988, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yulanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yulanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 467 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yulanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Yulanda in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yulanda 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 1,088 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.

Yulanda at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

1,088

Since 1947

42 years of records

Peak year

1968

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1947

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1988

Yulanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1947

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1968)
64
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Yulanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
467 births that decade — 43% of Yulanda's all-time total
1940s111950s961960s4101970s4671980s104

Yulanda by state

Where Yulanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yulanda
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%
Texas share of Yulanda's total US births 6.0%
Even split

65 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Yulanda appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yulanda?
1,088 babies have been named Yulanda since 1947. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1968 with 64 births.
When was Yulanda most popular?
Yulanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 467 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Yulanda most popular?
The top states for the name Yulanda are Texas (65 births), Illinois (24 births), Georgia (16 births).
How long has the name Yulanda been used?
Yulanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 42 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Yulanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuliana, Yulissa, Yulisa, Yulianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–1988 (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.