How Many People Are Named Yolander?
An estimated 235 people in the United States have the first name Yolander. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Yolander peaked in popularity in 1969 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yolander as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yolander paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
235
About 1 in 1,458,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1969
23 births
Total Registered
274
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yolander
Yolander is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 274 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yolander as a female name
Ranked #7,405 in 1981
9 female births in 1981
Peak: 1969 (23 births)
Yolander: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yolander span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 118 babies were registered. Yolander has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yolander by Decade
How has Yolander tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yolander by State
Yolander + Last Name Combinations
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Yolander: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yolander?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Yolander are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,458,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Yolander a common name?
Yolander is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 274 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yolander most popular?
Yolander reached peak popularity in 1969, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yolander is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yolander a female name?
Yolander is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yolander Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yolander Smith, Yolander Johnson, Yolander Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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