Recorded 1896–2017 Girls' name Peak 1923 1,119 births

Izola — girls' name

1,119 babies named Izola in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s181900s941910s2771920s3441930s1591940s1211950s701960s211970s102010s5
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Izola was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

59 babies were named Izola in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Izola

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,119 babies named Izola between 1896 and 2017, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Izola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Izola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 344 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Izola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Izola in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Izola 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 1,119 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.

Izola at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

1,119

Since 1896

122 years of records

Peak year

1923

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1896

Recorded for 122 years

Last year on file: 2017

Izola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1896

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1923)
59
Annual births at peak — across 122 years of records
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Izola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
344 births that decade — 31% of Izola's all-time total
1890s181900s941910s2771920s3441930s1591940s1211950s701960s211970s102010s5

Izola by state

Where Izola concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Izola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
56 5.0%
#2 Alabama
27 2.4%
#3 Georgia
11 1.0%
#4 Mississippi
10 0.9%
#5 Texas
10 0.9%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.4%
#7 Missouri
5 0.4%
#8 South Carolina
5 0.4%
Arkansas share of Izola's total US births 5.0%
Even split

56 of 1,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Izola?
1,119 babies have been named Izola since 1896. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1923 with 59 births.
When was Izola most popular?
Izola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 344 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Izola most popular?
The top states for the name Izola are Arkansas (56 births), Alabama (27 births), Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Izola been used?
Izola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 122 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Izola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Izora, Izona, Izobel. 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, 1896–2017 (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.