Recorded 1907–1950 Girls' name Peak 1926 198 births

Teola — girls' name

198 babies named Teola in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s491920s871930s461940s61950s5
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Teola was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

13 babies were named Teola in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teola

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Teola between 1907 and 1950, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Teola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teola 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 198 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.

Teola at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

198

Since 1907

44 years of records

Peak year

1926

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1907

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1950

Teola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1907

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 1950193519311926192219171907 5

Teola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
87 births that decade — 44% of Teola's all-time total
1900s51910s491920s871930s461940s61950s5

Teola by state

Where Teola concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
6 3.0%
Mississippi share of Teola's total US births 3.0%

6 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teola?
198 babies have been named Teola since 1907. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
When was Teola most popular?
Teola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Teola most popular?
The top states for the name Teola are Mississippi (6 births).
How long has the name Teola been used?
Teola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 44 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Teola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teodora, Teonna, Teona, Teosha, and 4 more. 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, 1907–1950 (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.