Girls' name · since 1880
Leola
Leola has 28,129 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,129
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leola is the #6552 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 28,129 recorded since 1880.
Leola has 28,129 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6552 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,552 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,129 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leola ranks #866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,129 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,129
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leola's 28,129 recorded births place it above 98.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Leola compares
28,129 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leola's all-time total is 75x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leola | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,129 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 849 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leola's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 11% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 89%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 849, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 849
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Leola popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 1917 (Leola as boys' name)
Leola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7,067 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Leola's strongest decade.
7,067 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Leola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 531
1880s
531 births
- 1890s 1,255
1890s
1,255 births
- 1900s 2,615
1900s
2,615 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,143 births
- 1920s
1920s
7,067 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,217 births
- 1940s 2,694
1940s
2,694 births
- 1950s 1,740
1950s
1,740 births
- 1960s 730
1960s
730 births
- 1970s 372
1970s
372 births
- 1980s 224
1980s
224 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 183
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 137
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7,067 births (25% of all-time use).
How Leola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leola's total volume
Leola by state
Where Leola concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 2,319 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,851 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 1,675 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,583 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 1,435 | 5.1% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 1,424 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 892 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 848 | 3.0% |
2,319 of 28,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Leola appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leola's data
- Leola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (7,067 total births); usage has since declined to 137 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Leolas (2,319 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Leola 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.