Girls' name · since 1912
Deola
Deola has 392 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
392 girls have been named Deola since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deola has been recorded 392 times among girls since 1912, 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 1912 to 1960.
- #13,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 392 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deola ranks #13,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 392 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Deola's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Deola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deola's full recorded timeline at 1933, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1960
- Peak year (1917)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Deola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (110 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Deola's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Deola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 110 births (28% of all-time use).
Deola by state
Where Deola concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 19 | 4.8% |
19 of 392 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deola's data
- Deola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Deolas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Deola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1912–1960 (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 Deola 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.