Recorded 1915–1936 Girls' name Peak 1915 27 births

Willola — girls' name

27 babies named Willola in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s101930s5
1910s
Peak decade

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

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Willola in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willola

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Willola between 1915 and 1936, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willola performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Willola shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willola 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 27 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.

Willola at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

27

Since 1915

22 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1915

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1936

Willola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1915

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19361925192119191915 7

Willola by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 44% of Willola's all-time total
1910s121920s101930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willola?
27 babies have been named Willola since 1915. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Willola most popular?
Willola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Willola been used?
Willola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 22 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Willola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, 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, 1915–1936 (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.