How Many People Are Named Yolanda Yao?

There are approximately 3 people named Yolanda Yao living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Yolanda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yao. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 114,251,446 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Yolanda

Last Name

Yao

Yolanda: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Yolanda. The peak year was 1969 with 3,782 births. The average person named Yolanda today is 56 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Yolanda

In the 2020 Census, the first name Yolanda was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (63.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (25.65%) and White (6.27%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Yolanda in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Yolanda rose or fell over time.

White

6.27%

Black

25.65%

Hispanic

63.51%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.58%

Two or More Races

1.12%

Ancestry of the Yao Surname

The surname Yao was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Yao in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

2.89%

Black

3.63%

Hispanic

0.64%

Asian/Pacific Islander

90.65%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.02%

Two or More Races

2.16%

How we calculated this

The first name "Yolanda" has an estimated frequency of 0.0250% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Yao" appears at a rate of 3.64 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Yolanda are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Yolanda

Yolanda Smith Yolanda Johnson Yolanda Williams Yolanda Jones Yolanda Brown Yolanda Garcia

Other people with the surname Yao

Michael Yao James Yao John Yao David Yao Robert Yao William Yao

Yolanda Yao: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Yolanda Yao?

We estimate approximately 3 people named Yolanda Yao are alive in the United States today. The first name Yolanda is shared by 85,679 Americans, and the surname Yao is shared by 12,479.

How rare is the name Yolanda Yao?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Yolanda is uncommon and the surname Yao is uncommon.

Is Yolanda a male or female name?

Yolanda is predominantly female, with 0.5% of bearers being male and 99.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1969 and the average bearer today is 56 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Yolanda?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Yolanda was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (63.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (25.65%) and White (6.27%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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