Leola

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1937 at #3,518
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 423 births
Debut · girls
24 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,129
since 1880

Leola over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Leola has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #166, 1910girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617—
2024#6,16719—
2023#5,24824—
2022#3,96337—
2021#6,41418—
2020#5,48722—
2019#4,54630—
2018#6,52118—
2017#5,19125—
2016#7,60215—
2015#6,97717—
2014#6,20720—
2013#7,37216—
2012#7,80415—
2011#7,78315—
2010#9,23112—
2009#8,88813—
2008#7,40817—
2007#8,09815—
2006#6,84018—
2005#11,8348—
2004#9,89210—
2003#7,58014—
2002#8,28012—
2001——
2000#9,8749—
1999#12,6886—
1998#14,1225—
1997#9,8028—
1996#13,5185—
1995#6,25714—
1994#10,5697—
1993#6,62213—
1992#7,51211—
1991#5,94915—
1990#4,52321—
1989#4,35821—
1988#4,84017—
1987#4,47418—
1986#4,72416—
1985#4,63516—
1984#3,99019—
1983#2,78331—
1982#3,41824—
1981#3,34025—
1980#2,53737—
1979#3,44223—
1978#2,57233—
1977#2,12444—
1976#2,09941—
1975#2,45632—
1974#2,02941—
1973#2,75325—
1972#2,39830—
1971#1,87746—
1970#1,63757—
1969#1,68551—
1968#1,74945—
1967#1,65947—
1966#1,43059—
1965#1,52853—
1964#1,25477—
1963#1,27175—
1962#1,066102—
1961#1,090101—
1960#976120—
1959#993113—
1958#900129—
1957#827150—
1956#806152—
1955#750159—
1954#695182—
1953#642194—
1952#644190—
1951#560228—
1950#532243—
1949#541237—
1948#564218—
1947#552236—
1946#503241—
1945#438267—
1944#440267—
1943#435287—
1942#412300—
1941#383318—
1940#364323—
1939#330363—
1938#321379—
1937#334350#3,5185
1936#302396#2,8547
1935#293424—
1934#308414—
1933#305406—
1932#281488#3,7765
1931#287467—
1930#283530—
1929#265583—
1928#266589#3,3577
1927#262638#4,2105
1926#262644—
1925#240757—
1924#242757#3,5057
1923#248683—
1922#232778—
1921#230789#4,3225
1920#226849#3,8156
1919#216830—
1918#227777—
1917#231708#3,9815
1916#218780—
1915#233669—
1914#222567—
1913#205512—
1912#190514—
1911#196363—
1910#166423—
1909#181326—
1908#179321—
1907#180310—
1906#182273—
1905#166319—
1904#192244—
1903#207204—
1902#204207—
1901#217176—
1900#204235—
1899#221151—
1898#225169—
1897#257121—
1896#233141—
1895#238135—
1894#234128—
1893#256107—
1892#239122—
1891#25889—
1890#26192—
1889#232102—
1888#27372—
1887#34838—
1886#29449—
1885#27253—
1884#25359—
1883#25251—
1882#25047—
1881#26836—
1880#32624—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Leola was already there! It came in at #326, and was given to 24 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2001, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Leola is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedAKMaine: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedWAIdaho: #156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 659 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsMNIllinois: #326 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,566 girlsILWisconsin: #371 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,748 girlsWIMichigan: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,503 girlsMINew York: #596 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,801 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedSDIowa: #182 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsIAIndiana: #261 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,467 girlsINOhio: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsOHPennsylvania: #370 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,528 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #322 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsCAUtah: #123 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 453 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedCONebraska: #150 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 758 girlsNEMissouri: #259 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsMOKentucky: #272 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,028 girlsWVVirginia: #218 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNMKansas: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsKSArkansas: #180 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 794 girlsARTennessee: #301 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #227 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #128 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 570 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #234 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsOKLouisiana: #88 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 340 girlsLAMississippi: #147 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 581 girlsMSAlabama: #153 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 667 girlsALGeorgia: #159 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 751 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedHITexas: #389 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsTXFlorida: #117 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 455 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#88 · 1 in 340
  2. Florida#117 · 1 in 455
  3. Utah#123 · 1 in 453
  4. South Carolina#128 · 1 in 570
  5. Mississippi#147 · 1 in 581

Best ever in a state: #55 in Louisiana, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#88631 in 340
Florida#117271 in 455
Utah#123101 in 453
South Carolina#128341 in 570
Mississippi#147371 in 581
Nebraska#150141 in 758
Alabama#153451 in 667
Idaho#15651 in 659
Georgia#159401 in 751
Arkansas#180231 in 794
Iowa#182151 in 1,236
Maine#20151 in 1,263
Virginia#218171 in 1,397
North Carolina#227241 in 1,495
Oklahoma#234171 in 1,341
Missouri#259141 in 1,976
Indiana#261101 in 2,467
Kentucky#272141 in 1,890
Kansas#29461 in 2,335
Minnesota#30061 in 3,201
Tennessee#301111 in 2,339
Ohio#319141 in 3,670
Michigan#320121 in 3,503
California#322141 in 2,552
Illinois#326161 in 3,566
West Virginia#33761 in 3,028
Pennsylvania#370151 in 5,528
Wisconsin#37151 in 4,748
Texas#389241 in 2,513
New York#59671 in 13,801
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Leola
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 379 spots since 2024 (#6,167 → #6,546)
  • 1,059 spots since 2020 (#5,487 → #6,546)
  • 431 spots since 2015 (#6,977 → #6,546)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 1888 (#348 → #273)
  • Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1961 (#976 → #1,090)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #166 (423 births)
  • Births halved by 1952, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 81 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
Share of babies · girls
1 in 914
  • Highest: 1 in 914 girls born in 1905 were named Leola (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #166 in 1910, was only 1 in 937 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 25.1% of all girls named Leola (7,067) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s531#232 (1889)#277
1890s1,255#221 (1899)#242
1900s2,615#166 (1905)#191
1910s6,143#166 (1910)#210
1920s7,067#226 (1920)#247
1930s4,217#281 (1932)#304
1940s2,694#364 (1940)#463
1950s1,740#532 (1950)#735
1960s730#976 (1960)#1,371
1970s372#1,637 (1970)#2,339
1980s224#2,537 (1980)#3,910
1990s105#4,523 (1990)#9,156
2000s116#6,840 (2006)#8,744
2010s183#4,546 (2019)#6,923
2020s137#3,963 (2022)#5,638

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.

Leola in 1929

girls
#265
583 births · 1 in 1,915 girls

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #265Leola583
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,915 of them was named Leola, which outranked 95.0% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leola
  1. #262Pat597
  2. #263Cleo584
  3. #263Marcia584
  4. #265Leola583
  5. #265Addie583
  6. #267May579
  7. #268Dorothea572
  8. #269Selma563

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1929 →