US rank #13505 Girls' name Peak 1920 145 births

Inola — #13505 US girls' name

145 babies named Inola in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s81910s401920s471930s151940s72010s82020s20
#13505
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Inola was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

11 babies were named Inola in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inola

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Inola between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inola currently holds the #13505 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Inola shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Inola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inola in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 145 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Inola at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

145

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1920

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#13,505

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Inola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
11
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
4681012 20242019193319241921191819151909 8

Inola by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 32% of Inola's all-time total
1900s81910s401920s471930s151940s72010s82020s20

Inola by state

Where Inola concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Inola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
10 6.9%
Oklahoma share of Inola's total US births 6.9%

10 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inola?
145 babies have been named Inola since 1909. It currently ranks #13505 among girls. The peak year was 1920 with 11 births.
When was Inola most popular?
Inola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Inola most popular?
The top states for the name Inola are Oklahoma (10 births).
How long has the name Inola been used?
Inola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Inola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inocencia, Inori, Ino, Inona. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.