Girls' name · since 1911
Fola
13 babies named Fola in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Fola since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Fola recorded 13 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1912.
- #50,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fola ranks #50,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #50,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fola's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fola's SSA record in two at 1912 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1912 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1912
- Peak year (1912)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Fola by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Fola's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Fola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1912)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1911–1912 (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 Fola 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.