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Yolunda

Feminine

1957high 1972
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Yolunda entered the US charts in 1957, peaked at #2844 in 1969, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Yolunda?

Yolunda first appears in US birth records in 1957 — 68 years ago. The typical Yolunda alive today was born around 1972, making them about 53 years old. About 200 people named Yolunda are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Yolunda most popular?

Yolunda peaked in 1969, reaching #2844 nationally. See the whole 1969 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1957–20252312023519571986

US babies named Yolunda per year from 1957 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#28441950s1980s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1957
Most girls named
197223 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2844reached in 1969
Change vs 1982
−28.6%5 in 1986, from 7
Yolunda sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1972, with 23 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Yolundas among us

200

people named Yolunda are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Yolunda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Yolundas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Yolunda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Yolunda in 2025?
Yolunda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Yolunda with classmates?
Yolunda will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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