Yolanda
Meaning
variant of Violante, related to the violet flower
Goes by Yoli
Yolanda in song
Yolanda
Pablo Milanes (1982)
Cuba's great love song, written by Milanes for his wife after their daughter was born, and sung at weddings all over Latin America.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yolanda peaked in the 1960s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
9,869 people · the #1,732 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 20,408 · median age 65
Among people named Yolanda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1930s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 221 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yolanda
People given the name Yolanda in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yolanda deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Yolanda truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Yolanda fits with your family’s names and surname.
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