Yolanda
Yolanda is a female given name: 99% of people named Yolanda are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 537 male / 112,374 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Yolanda
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yolanda," in English, "Guten Tag Yolanda," in German. Yolanda is a female given name: about 99% of people named Yolanda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Yolanda,
German
Guten Tag Yolanda,
French
Bonjour Yolanda,
Spanish
Estimado/a Yolanda:
Chinese
Yolanda您好：
Japanese
Yolanda様
English
Hi Yolanda,
German
Hi Yolanda,
French
Salut Yolanda,
Spanish
Hola Yolanda,
Chinese
Yolanda你好：
Japanese
Yolandaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
537 male · 112,374 female · 112,911 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Yolanda a male or female name?
Yolanda is a female given name: 99% of people named Yolanda are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Yolanda in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yolanda," in English, "Guten Tag Yolanda," in German. Yolanda is a female given name: about 99% of people named Yolanda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Yolanda a unisex name?
Yolanda is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Yolanda are men. Yolanda leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Yolanda a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yolanda (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yolanda,
title = {Is Yolanda a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yolanda},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}