Recorded 1949–1989 Girls' name Peak 1971 962 births

Yulonda — girls' name

962 babies named Yulonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s591960s3501970s4451980s101
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Yulonda was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

71 babies were named Yulonda in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yulonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 962 babies named Yulonda between 1949 and 1989, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yulonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yulonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 445 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yulonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Yulonda in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yulonda 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 962 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.

Yulonda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

962

Since 1949

41 years of records

Peak year

1971

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1949

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1989

Yulonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1949

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1971)
71
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 19891982197719721967196219571949 7

Yulonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
445 births that decade — 46% of Yulonda's all-time total
1940s71950s591960s3501970s4451980s101

Yulonda by state

Where Yulonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yulonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
75 7.8%
#2 Illinois
23 2.4%
#3 Mississippi
20 2.1%
#4 Arkansas
19 2.0%
#5 Florida
16 1.7%
#6 Louisiana
13 1.4%
#7 Alabama
6 0.6%
#8 Michigan
6 0.6%
Texas share of Yulonda's total US births 7.8%
Even split

75 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Yulonda appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yulonda?
962 babies have been named Yulonda since 1949. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1971 with 71 births.
When was Yulonda most popular?
Yulonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 445 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Yulonda most popular?
The top states for the name Yulonda are Texas (75 births), Illinois (23 births), Mississippi (20 births).
How long has the name Yulonda been used?
Yulonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 41 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Yulonda?
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, 1949–1989 (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.