Girls' name · peaked in 1968
Yolanda name popularity since 1925
108,999 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Yolanda. Half of them were born in 1967 or earlier, so the typical Yolanda is about 59 years old in 2026. Yolanda peaked in 1968 as the #93 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 108,999
- Named Yolanda, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,248 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 108,462 girls · 537 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.34× its national share
Peak year is the year Yolanda made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Yolanda births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1969. Measured as a share of all babies, Yolanda peaked in 1968.
- Fastest rise: Between 1941 and 1946, Yolanda became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 3,270 baby girls to 1 in 1,310.
- Steepest fall: Between 1993 and 1998, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 3,130 to 1 in 6,140.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Yolanda's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Yolanda.
Decade by decade
Babies named Yolanda in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 2,923 | 0 | #410 |
| 1940s | 8,319 | 47 | #240 |
| 1950s | 19,949 | 92 | #167 |
| 1960s | 28,440 | 128 | #139 |
| 1970s | 27,031 | 156 | #107 |
| 1980s | 11,390 | 105 | #247 |
| 1990s | 4,629 | 9 | #560 |
| 2000s | 2,185 | 0 | #1,111 |
| 2010s | 1,117 | 0 | #1,882 |
| 2020–25 | 350 | 0 | #3,248 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.1% of babies named Yolanda from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Yolanda is most popular
The index compares Yolanda's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Yolanda.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.34× | 1,958 |
| Texas | 2.57× | 21,431 |
| District of Columbia | 1.92× | 940 |
| Arizona | 1.82× | 2,505 |
| California | 1.68× | 18,906 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Yolanda and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Yolanda (this page) | 108,462 | 1968 |
| Yolonda | 3,860 | 1972 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Yolanda's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Yolanda.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Yolanda (1968).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data