Total births
68
Girls' name · since 1885
Coila
Coila has 68 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 68
- total births
- 1885–1935
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
68 girls have been named Coila since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Coila has 68 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1935.
- 68 total births
- 1885–1935 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
68 girls have been named Coila since 1885, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1935.
- 68
- total births
- 1885–1935
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Coila was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
9 babies were named Coila in 1927 - its busiest year on record.
Coila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Coila's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Coila at a glance
Last recorded 1935Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1885
Coila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1935
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Coila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Coila's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Coila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 20 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Coila? ▼
Coila has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 1885, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1935. 9 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
When was Coila most popular? ▼
Coila was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Coila been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Coila since 1885 -- 51 years through the most recent 1935 data.
What names are similar to Coila? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Coila's data
- Coila's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1885–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Coila: Baby Name Since 1885 - 68 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/coila. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Coila 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 June 2026.