Yolanda
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning violet flower; from iole.
Babies a year
113
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Yolanda by the numbers
Yolanda was given to 113 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 3,772 babies in 1969, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yolanda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yolondaviolet flower; a form of yolanda
- YohanaGod is gracious; feminine form of John49 in the US (2017)
- YohannaGod is gracious; feminine form of John49 in the US (2017)
- YoanaGod is gracious; a form of Joanna12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yoannagod is gracious; a form of Joanna14 in the US (2017)
- Yovannagod is gracious; a form of Johanna9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Yolanda, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Yolanda
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