Cola
- Last seen for girls in 1987 at #9,825
- Last seen for boys in 1960 at #4,038
- Given to girls 76.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 10 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 259since 1894
Cola over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | — | |
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| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
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| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
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| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
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| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | — | |
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | — | |
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| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | — | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
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| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
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| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
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| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
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| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1894
The first year at least five girls were named Cola! It came in at #1,353, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1903, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Cola is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Cola in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Cola
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1987
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1895 at #1,053 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1896, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 23,363
- Highest: 1 in 23,363 girls born in 1895 were named Cola (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 289,772 girls born in 1987 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 32.4% of all girls named Cola (84) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1987
- Mostly boys until 1986, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | #1,053 (1895) | #1,203 |
| 1900s | 15 | #1,364 (1904) | #1,459 |
| 1910s | 82 | #1,620 (1912) | #2,740 |
| 1920s | 84 | #2,463 (1920) | #3,361 |
| 1930s | 25 | #3,159 (1934) | #3,833 |
| 1940s | 31 | #2,737 (1940) | #3,793 |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 6 | #9,825 (1987) | #9,825 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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