Recorded 1903–1962 Girls' name Peak 1927 810 births

Reola — girls' name

810 babies named Reola in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s341910s1391920s2521930s1671940s1131950s931960s12
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Reola was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

32 babies were named Reola in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reola

The Social Security Administration has registered 810 babies named Reola between 1903 and 1962, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Reola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Reola in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reola 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 810 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.

Reola at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

810

Since 1903

60 years of records

Peak year

1927

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1903

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1962

Reola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1903

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1927)
32
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
010203040 196219531946193919321925191819101903 5

Reola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
252 births that decade — 31% of Reola's all-time total
1900s341910s1391920s2521930s1671940s1131950s931960s12

Reola by state

Where Reola concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Reola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
103 12.7%
#2 South Carolina
21 2.6%
#3 Mississippi
16 2.0%
#4 Alabama
6 0.7%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
Arkansas share of Reola's total US births 12.7%
Even split

103 of 810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reola?
810 babies have been named Reola since 1903. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1927 with 32 births.
When was Reola most popular?
Reola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Reola most popular?
The top states for the name Reola are Arkansas (103 births), South Carolina (21 births), Mississippi (16 births).
How long has the name Reola been used?
Reola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 60 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Reola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reonna, Reona, Reo. 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, 1903–1962 (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.