Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1917
Picola
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Picola, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1917–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Picola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1917.
Picola has 10 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1918.
- 10 total births
- 1917–1918 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Picola since 1917, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.
- 10
- total births
- 1917–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Picola was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
5 babies were named Picola in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Picola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Picola's full recorded timeline at 1918, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births.
Picola at a glance
Last recorded 1918Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Picola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1918
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Picola by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Picola's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Picola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Picola? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 10 babies named Picola. The most recent recorded year was 1918. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 5 births.
When was Picola most popular? ▼
Picola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Picola been used? ▼
Records for Picola go back to 1917, giving 2 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Picola? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Piccola, Picabo. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1917–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Picola: Baby Name Since 1917 - 10 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/picola. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Picola 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 July 2026.