Girls' name · since 1897
Piccola
314 babies named Piccola in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 314
- born since 1897
- 1910s
- peak decade
Piccola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 314 recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piccola has been recorded 314 times among girls since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1964.
- #15,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 314 born since 1897
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piccola ranks #15,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1897, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 314
- born since 1897
- 1910s
- peak decade
Piccola's 314 recorded births place it above 78.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Piccola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Piccola's full recorded timeline at 1922, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Piccola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1964
- Peak year (1917)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Piccola by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (137 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Piccola's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Piccola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
137 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 137 births (44% of all-time use).
Piccola by state
Where Piccola concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
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What to do with Piccola's data
- Piccola's decade-level peak was the 1910s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Piccolas (42 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Piccola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1897–1964 (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 Piccola 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.