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Yolanda

/joʊˈlɑndə/ · 100% girls · 49 born in 2025

Yolanda has been given to about 113,455 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/joʊˈlɑndə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 96,380
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yolanda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 3,782
  • Born in 202549
  • All time113,455

How popular is Yolanda?

Its best year was 1969, when 3,782 babies were given the name, ranking 98th. The typical living American called Yolanda is about 57 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Yolanda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amanda0.63
  2. Wanda0.63
  3. Miranda0.63
  4. Ilana0.65
  5. Ronda0.63
  6. Rosalinda0.63
  7. Lawanda0.63
  8. Maranda0.63

Middle names for Yolanda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yolanda Rose0.85
  2. Yolanda Louise0.85
  3. Yolanda June0.84
  4. Yolanda Pearl0.84
  5. Yolanda Quinn0.84
  6. Yolanda Nell0.84

Sibling names for Yolanda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Reginasister · 0.95
  2. Jaybrother · 0.93
  3. Joysister · 0.92
  4. Heidisister · 0.92
  5. Tonybrother · 0.92
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.91

Where Yolanda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Yolanda White0.80
  2. Yolanda Reyes0.80
  3. Yolanda Nguyen0.80
  4. Yolanda Moore0.80
  5. Yolanda Lee0.80
  6. Yolanda Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Yolanda

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Yolanda across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.