Girls' name · since 1890
Ceola
Ceola has 2,164 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,164
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ceola is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,164 have been recorded since 1890.
Ceola has 2,164 recorded births among girls since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1988.
- #4,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,164 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceola ranks #4,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,164 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,164
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ceola's 2,164 recorded births place it above 93.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Ceola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ceola's full recorded timeline at 1934, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ceola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1988
- Peak year (1924)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Ceola popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 1924 (Ceola as boys' name)
Ceola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (539 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Ceola's strongest decade.
539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ceola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 150
1900s
150 births
- 1910s
1910s
406 births
- 1920s
1920s
539 births
- 1930s
1930s
417 births
- 1940s
1940s
287 births
- 1950s 207
1950s
207 births
- 1960s 88
1960s
88 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 539 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ceola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ceola's total volume
Ceola by state
Where Ceola concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 266 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 240 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 228 | 10.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 111 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 54 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 8 | 0.4% |
266 of 2,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ceola's data
- Ceola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (539 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Ceolas (266 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Ceola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1890–1988 (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 Ceola 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.