Girls' name · since 1917

Leeola

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Leeola, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#37,906 of 72,339
all-time among girls
39
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Leeola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1917.

Leeola has 39 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1932.

  • #37,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 39 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeola ranks #37,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#37,906 of 72,339
all-time among girls
39
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leeola's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leeola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Leeola's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Leeola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1932

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
456789 191719181919192019221932 5

Leeola by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (21 births, 54% of the file).

1910s was Leeola's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Leeola births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 21 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeola?
Leeola has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #37,906 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1932. 8 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Leeola sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeola ranks #37,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leeola most popular?
Leeola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Leeola been used?
Leeola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 16 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Leeola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeann, Leena, Leela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Leeola's data

  • Leeola's decade-level peak was the 1910s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leeola

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leeola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1932 (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 Leeola 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.