Girls' name · since 1911
Captola
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.
- #18,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Captola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 217 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Captola has been recorded 217 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1935.
- #18,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Captola ranks #18,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Captola's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Captola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Captola's full recorded timeline at 1923, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Captola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1935
- Peak year (1920)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Captola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (101 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Captola's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Captola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
101 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 101 births (47% of all-time use).
Captola by state
Where Captola concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
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- Captola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Captolas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Captola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Captola draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.