Girls' name · since 1892
Veola
Veola has 1,843 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,843
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,843 girls have been named Veola since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Veola has 1,843 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2000.
- #4,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,843 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veola ranks #4,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,843 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,843
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Veola's 1,843 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Veola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veola's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2000
- Peak year (1926)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Veola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (490 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Veola's strongest decade.
490 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Veola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 136
1900s
136 births
- 1910s
1910s
321 births
- 1920s
1920s
490 births
- 1930s
1930s
382 births
- 1940s
1940s
251 births
- 1950s 142
1950s
142 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 490 births (27% of all-time use).
How Veola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Veola's total volume
Veola by state
Where Veola concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 150 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 103 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 102 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 93 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 72 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 55 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 16 | 0.9% |
150 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Veola appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Veola's data
- Veola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (490 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Veolas (150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Veola: 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 (~108 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, 1892–2000 (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 Veola 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.