Recorded 1931–2021 Girls' name Peak 1953 94 births

Jola — girls' name

94 babies named Jola in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s61950s341960s161970s62010s132020s8
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jola was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jola in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jola

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Jola between 1931 and 2021, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jola performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jola 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 94 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.

Jola at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

94

Since 1931

91 years of records

Peak year

1953

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1931

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1931

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1953)
13
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
468101214 20212015196819621958195319481931 5

Jola by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
34 births that decade — 36% of Jola's all-time total
1930s111940s61950s341960s161970s62010s132020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jola?
94 babies have been named Jola since 1931. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1953 with 13 births.
When was Jola most popular?
Jola was most popular in the 1950s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Jola been used?
Jola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 91 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jolene, Jolie, Joleen, Jolynn, and 4 more. 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, 1931–2021 (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.