Girls' name · since 1917
Iole
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Iole, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Iole sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Iole recorded 18 times among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1925.
- #46,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iole ranks #46,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #46,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Iole's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iole's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 6 births recorded.
Iole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1925
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Iole by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Iole's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Iole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Iole: 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 (~8 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, 1917–1925 (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 Iole 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.