Yolande

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Yolande is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name46K records spelled Yolande15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, South Africa, Australia

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Yolandé, Yolande', Yolandë, Yolañde, Yolandè

• a separate given name2.3K records spelled Yolande2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands

  Also written Yolandé

• English (South Africa) given name354 records spelled Yolande2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in South Africa, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Yolandé

• Danish given name205 records spelled Yolande6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Denmark, South Africa, Norway

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

  Also written Yolandé

53 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Yolande is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Of uncertain origin. See main dictionary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, Nom d’origine germanique, probablement « violette » ou lié à Yolanda.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, D’origine latine, signifie « violette ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 83 years between 1902–1997. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundyb. 1213FRDuchess Consort of Burgundy
• Yolande II, Countess of Neversb. 1247FRCountess suo jure of Nevers (1247-1280)
• Irene of Montferratb. 1274ITnot in their usual nameByzantine empress
• Yolanda de Aragonb. 1384ESnot in their usual nameInfanta de Aragon, titular queen consort of Naples, French noble (1384-1442)
• Yolande of Anjoub. 1428FRDuchess of Lorraine
• Yolande de Franceb. 1434FRDuchess of Savoy
• Yolande Louise of Savoyb. 1487ITDuchess of Savoy
• Susannah Yorkb. 1939GBnot in their usual nameEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939–2011)
• Guesch Pattib. 1946FRnot in their usual nameFrench singer and dancer (1946–2026)
• Yolande Moreaub. 1953BEBelgian actress, film director and screenwriter

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 364 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Yolande?

We estimate roughly 4.2 thousand people bear Yolande (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Yolande have the most bearers?

Yolande is most frequently recorded in France, where it is most often spelled yolande.

How common is Yolande compared with other names?

In France, Yolande is the 368th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Yolande a male or female name?

Yolande is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Yolande mean?

Recorded meaning: Of uncertain origin. It is found in Old French in this form, and may be ultimately of Germanic origin, but if so it has been altered beyond recognition.