How Many People Are Named Yolonda?
An estimated 3,254 people in the United States have the first name Yolonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Yolonda peaked in popularity in 1972 with 188 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yolonda 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 Yolonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,254
About 1 in 105,333 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1972
188 births
Total Registered
3,874
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yolonda
Yolonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,874 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yolonda as a female name
Ranked #19,983 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1972 (188 births)
Yolonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yolonda span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,375 babies were registered. Yolonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yolonda by Decade
How has Yolonda 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.
Yolonda by State
Birth registrations for Yolonda span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Virginia, Kentucky. On average, about 84 Yolondas were registered per state.
Yolonda + Last Name Combinations
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Yolonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yolonda?
We estimate approximately 3,254 people named Yolonda 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 105,333 Americans share this first name.
Is Yolonda a common name?
Yolonda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,874 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yolonda most popular?
Yolonda reached peak popularity in 1972, when 188 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yolonda is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yolonda a female name?
Yolonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yolonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yolonda Smith, Yolonda Johnson, Yolonda 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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