Recorded 1913–1931 Girls' name Peak 1926 21 births

Oceola — girls' name

21 babies named Oceola in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s5
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Oceola was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Oceola in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oceola

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Oceola between 1913 and 1931, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oceola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oceola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oceola shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oceola 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 21 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.

Oceola at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

21

Since 1913

19 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1913

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1931

Oceola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1913

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 1931192819261913 5

Oceola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Oceola's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oceola?
21 babies have been named Oceola since 1913. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Oceola most popular?
Oceola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Oceola been used?
Oceola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 19 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Oceola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ocean, Oceana, Oceanna, Oceane, 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, 1913–1931 (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.