Unisex name · since 1979
Shola
Shola has 32 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
32 girls have been named Shola since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shola recorded 32 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2019.
- #40,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shola ranks #40,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shola's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shola's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2019
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shola popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Shola as boys' name)
Shola by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 66% of the file).
1980s was Shola's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Shola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shola's data
- Shola's decade-level peak was the 1980s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1979–2019 (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 Shola 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.