Girls' name · since 1900
Pecola
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 788 babies named Pecola, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 788
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
788 girls have been named Pecola since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pecola recorded 788 times among girls since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1987.
- #8,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 788 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pecola ranks #8,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 788 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 788
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pecola's 788 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Pecola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pecola splits its recorded history at 1936: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pecola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1987
- Peak year (1920)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Pecola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (201 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Pecola's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Pecola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 37
1900s
37 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
201 births
- 1930s
1930s
166 births
- 1940s
1940s
99 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 201 births (26% of all-time use).
How Pecola 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 Pecola's total volume
Pecola by state
Where Pecola concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 82 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 41 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.4% |
82 of 788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pecola's data
- Pecola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Pecolas (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pecola: 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 (~87 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, 1900–1987 (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 Pecola 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.