Fun Facts About the Name Yalanda
- 652 babies named Yalanda: U.S. records list 652 babies given the name Yalanda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yalanda Mean?
Yalanda is an alternate spelling of the feminine name Yolanda, whose customary meaning is "violet flower" and whose usual derivation is Greek. The common explanation traces the name to Greek ion, "violet," and anthos, "flower," a combination also cited for the related name Iolanthe. A second explanation connects it to Latin viola, "violet." The exact route into the French form Yolande and the Spanish form Yolanda is not documented with certainty, and some reference works treat the name's ultimate origin as uncertain or propose a Germanic source.
Yalanda Name History & Origins
The related forms Yolande (French), Yolanda (Spanish), and Iolanda (Italian and Portuguese) appear in medieval and later European use. Yolande of Flanders (1175 - 1219) was Latin Empress of Constantinople through her marriage to Peter of Courtenay, and Yolande of Aragon (1381 - 1442) was a prominent political figure in Aragon, Anjou, and Provence. The spelling Yalanda keeps the same three syllables but changes the opening Yo- to Ya-, a variation found in English-language use.
How Popular is the Name Yalanda?
Yalanda has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1971. Its best rank was #2,064 in 1971.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #18,336 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,565 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #10,250 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #11,392 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,737 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,661 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #6,330 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #7,121 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #10,657 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,735 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,549 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1982 | #3,776 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #3,528 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #2,938 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1979 | #2,928 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #2,472 | 36 | 0.0024% |
| 1977 | #2,713 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1976 | #2,861 | 27 | 0.0018% |
| 1975 | #3,401 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #2,253 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 1973 | #2,503 | 30 | 0.0021% |
| 1972 | #2,902 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1970 | #2,645 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1969 | #2,914 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1968 | #2,429 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1967 | #2,557 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1966 | #3,737 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #5,278 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,878 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #5,294 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #4,856 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,605 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #7,194 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #6,093 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,667 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yalanda Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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