Girls' name · since 1907
Teola
Teola has 198 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Teola sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 198 recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teola has been recorded 198 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1950.
- #19,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teola ranks #19,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Teola's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Teola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teola's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1950
- Peak year (1926)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Teola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Teola's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Teola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (44% of all-time use).
Teola by state
Where Teola concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 6 | 3.0% |
6 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Teola's data
- Teola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Teolas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1907–1950 (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 Teola 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.