Girls' name · since 1888
Neola
Neola has 1,014 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,014
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Neola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,014 recorded since 1888.
Neola has 1,014 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1888 to 2021.
- #7,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,014 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neola ranks #7,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,014 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,014
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Neola's 1,014 recorded births place it above 89.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Neola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neola splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2021
- Peak year (1918)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Neola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (310 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Neola's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Neola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 24
1890s
24 births
- 1900s 94
1900s
94 births
- 1910s
1910s
258 births
- 1920s
1920s
310 births
- 1930s
1930s
182 births
- 1940s 87
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 310 births (31% of all-time use).
How Neola 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 Neola's total volume
Neola by state
Where Neola concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Kansas | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.5% |
26 of 1,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Neola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Neolas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1888–2021 (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 Neola 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.