Unisex name · since 1894
Cola
259 babies named Cola in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
259 girls have been named Cola since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cola has been recorded 259 times among girls since 1894, 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 1894 to 1987.
- #17,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cola ranks #17,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cola's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Cola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cola splits its recorded history at 1923: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1987
- Peak year (1916)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Cola popularity over time - boys
81 total births recorded since 1914 (Cola as boys' name)
Cola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Cola's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Cola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
82 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (32% of all-time use).
Cola by state
Where Cola concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 259 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cola's data
- Cola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Colas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1894–1987 (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 Cola 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.