Recorded 1911–1935 Girls' name Peak 1920 217 births

Captola — girls' name

217 babies named Captola in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s871920s1011930s29
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Captola was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

18 babies were named Captola in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Captola

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Captola between 1911 and 1935, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Captola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Captola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Captola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Captola in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Captola in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 217 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Captola at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

217

Since 1911

25 years of records

Peak year

1920

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1911

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1935

Captola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1911

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1920)
18
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 193519311928192519221919191619131911 5

Captola by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
101 births that decade — 47% of Captola's all-time total
1910s871920s1011930s29

Captola by state

Where Captola concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Captola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
6 2.8%
#2 Texas
5 2.3%
Kentucky share of Captola's total US births 2.8%
Even split

6 of 217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Captola?
217 babies have been named Captola since 1911. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1920 with 18 births.
When was Captola most popular?
Captola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Captola most popular?
The top states for the name Captola are Kentucky (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Captola been used?
Captola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 25 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Captola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Capri, Caprice, Capitola, Capricia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.