Unisex name · since 1895
Okla
238 babies named Okla in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 238
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Okla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 238 have been recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Okla recorded 238 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1930.
- #18,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 238 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okla ranks #18,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 238
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Okla's 238 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Okla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Okla's full recorded timeline at 1917, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Okla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1930
- Peak year (1922)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Okla popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1915 (Okla as boys' name)
Okla by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (93 births, 39% of the file).
1910s was Okla's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Okla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s
1900s
50 births
- 1910s
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
85 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 93 births (39% of all-time use).
Okla by state
Where Okla concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 18 | 7.6% |
18 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Okla's data
- Okla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (93 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.
- Oklahoma records the most Oklas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Okla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1895–1930 (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 Okla 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.