Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1915

Yola

Meaning Spelling variant of Iola Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists

Spelling variant of Iola.

Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Yola
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1915
32 babies
All-time total
587
#10,695 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Yola popularity over time

587 babies have been named Yola since 1900, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1915Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 16 2 – #2,056
1910s 171 17 +969% #1,256
1920s 238 24 +39% #1,575
1930s 98 10 -59% #1,802
1940s 28 3 -71% #3,702
1950s 15 2 -46% #4,298
1960s 5 1 -67% #7,843
1970s 5 1 0% #10,899
1980s 11 1 +120% #10,266
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2020s (to 2025) – – – –

The story of Yola

Yola is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1900, 587 American babies have been named Yola. Its peak came in 1915, when 32 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yola stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Yola year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1980 5 #12,143
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1945 5 #5,232
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1935 5 #4,886
1930 21 #1,814
1925 29 #1,575
1920 20 #2,014
1915 32 #1,256
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1900 5 #2,215
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yola, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

What does the name Yola mean?

Spelling variant of Iola.

How popular is the name Yola in 2025?

Yola did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Yola?

587 babies have been named Yola in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yola most popular?

Yola peaked in 1915, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Yola a boy or girl name?

Yola is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yola rising or falling?

Yola has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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