Girls' name · since 1923
Fayola
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Fayola, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fayola is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 75 have been recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Fayola recorded 75 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2021.
- #30,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fayola ranks #30,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fayola's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fayola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fayola splits its recorded history at 1942: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fayola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2021
- Peak year (1927)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Fayola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Fayola's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Fayola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fayola's data
- Fayola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fayola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
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, 1923–2021 (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 Fayola 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.