Girls' name · since 1880
Creola
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,742 babies named Creola, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,742
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Creola is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,742 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creola has been recorded 1,742 times among girls since 1880, 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 1880 to 1984.
- #5,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,742 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Creola ranks #5,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,742 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,742
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Creola's 1,742 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Creola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Creola's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Creola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1984
- Peak year (1920)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Creola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (475 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Creola's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Creola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 32
1890s
32 births
- 1900s 121
1900s
121 births
- 1910s
1910s
361 births
- 1920s
1920s
475 births
- 1930s
1930s
307 births
- 1940s
1940s
212 births
- 1950s 140
1950s
140 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 475 births (27% of all-time use).
How Creola 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 Creola's total volume
Creola by state
Where Creola concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 204 | 11.7% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 165 | 9.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 103 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 47 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 33 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 12 | 0.7% |
204 of 1,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Creola's data
- Creola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (475 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Creolas (204 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 Creola: 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 (~104 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, 1880–1984 (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 Creola 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.