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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201937peak #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 1937

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedMEVermont: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedMNIllinois: #358 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,995 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedWIMichigan: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,984 girlsMINew York: #629 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,923 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: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,649 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedINOhio: #533 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,707 girlsOHPennsylvania: #544 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,930 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,510 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedCONebraska: #246 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsNEMissouri: #280 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,358 girlsMOKentucky: #458 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,228 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedWVVirginia: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,846 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: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedKSArkansas: #193 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 885 girlsARTennessee: #376 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,787 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #353 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,319 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #169 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 764 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #122 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 475 girlsLAMississippi: #177 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 763 girlsMSAlabama: #213 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsALGeorgia: #186 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 892 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leola, so not publishedHITexas: #400 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsTXFlorida: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 999 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#122 · 1 in 475
  2. South Carolina#169 · 1 in 764
  3. Mississippi#177 · 1 in 763
  4. Georgia#186 · 1 in 892
  5. Arkansas#193 · 1 in 885

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#122451 in 475
South Carolina#169271 in 764
Mississippi#177291 in 763
Georgia#186341 in 892
Arkansas#193201 in 885
Florida#204131 in 999
Alabama#213271 in 1,070
Nebraska#24651 in 1,817
Missouri#280111 in 2,358
Iowa#34151 in 3,649
North Carolina#353111 in 3,319
Virginia#35661 in 3,846
Illinois#358131 in 3,995
Michigan#37081 in 4,984
Tennessee#37671 in 3,787
Texas#400201 in 2,794
California#44091 in 4,510
Kentucky#45851 in 5,228
Ohio#53351 in 9,707
Pennsylvania#54461 in 11,930
New York#62961 in 13,923
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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 1937

girls
#334
350 births · 1 in 3,040 girls
boys
#3,518
5 births · 1 in 213,332 boys

Top girls' names in 1937

  1. #1Mary55,641
  2. #2Barbara34,917
  3. #3Patricia26,838
  4. #4Shirley26,823
  5. #5Betty25,337
  6. #6Carol17,336
  7. #7Nancy17,074
  8. #8Dorothy16,572
  9. #9Joan15,301
  10. #10Margaret15,144
  11. #334Leola350

Top boys' names in 1937

  1. #1Robert61,842
  2. #2James56,561
  3. #3John48,755
  4. #4William40,725
  5. #5Richard32,975
  6. #6Charles30,520
  7. #7Donald27,868
  8. #8David20,981
  9. #9Thomas19,772
  10. #10George18,439
  11. #3,518Leola5
More about 1937

girls

1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 3,040 of them was named Leola, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leola
  1. #331Josie353
  2. #331Rena353
  3. #333Tommie351
  4. #334Leola350
  5. #334Gretchen350
  6. #336Estella348
  7. #336Jeannine348
  8. #338Sonia346

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

Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,217Noreta#4,181 → #964
  2. ↑ 2,845Noretta#3,701 → #856
  3. ↑ 2,351Leilani#3,103 → #752
  4. ↑ 1,407Deann#2,263 → #856
  5. ↑ 1,209Norita#1,741 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 438Dorla#951 → #1,389
  2. ↓ 331Vilma#951 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 303Imelda#979 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 297Lulu#695 → #992
  5. ↓ 292Lyda#840 → #1,132

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

boys

1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 213,332 of them was named Leola, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leola
  1. #3,175Worthy6
  2. #3,175Zachariah6
  3. #3,175Zenith6
  4. #3,518Leola5
  5. #3,518Abdul5
  6. #3,518Abron5
  7. #3,518Achilles5

Tied with 502 names at #3,518; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,923Tyrone#2,629 → #706
  2. ↑ 558Lamont#1,540 → #982
  3. ↑ 540Lary#1,540 → #1,000
  4. ↑ 416Errol#906 → #490
  5. ↑ 399Levon#1,356 → #957
Fallers
  1. ↓ 492Gaston#989 → #1,481
  2. ↓ 461Gorden#827 → #1,288
  3. ↓ 432Sergio#940 → #1,372
  4. ↓ 371Landon#422 → #793
  5. ↓ 347Harlen#747 → #1,094

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

See the top 100 for 1937 →