Yolanda
Girl nameYolanda has been given to 113,455 babies in the U.S. since 1901. It peaked in 1969.
Meaning & origin
From Spanish Yolanda, the form of a medieval royal name of obscure, probably Germanic, origin. It has been identified with Latin Violante and with Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Origin: Spanish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
113,455
Peak year
1969 (3,782 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1901
10-year trend
▼ -55%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Yolanda
Yolanda Díaz
Spanish politician and lawyer (born 1971)
Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer
Yolanda Hadid
American television personality and former model
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Yolanda.
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