Yolonda
Yolonda is an African-American variation of the name Yolanda.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Yolonda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yolonda is an African-American variation of the name Yolanda.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Yolonda
Yolonda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 188 Yolondas were born — ranking #742 that year. As of 2026, Yolonda ranks #17,168 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Yolondas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yolonda
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About the name Yolonda
Yolonda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Yolonda's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #742. Use the chart and map above to compare Yolonda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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