Iola
Iola was the 12412th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 265th; the most babies were born in 1918 (368). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,677 places. More babies were named Iola in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,412 girls, down 3,234 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918368 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,659babies recorded
Iola popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,412 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,178 | 11 |
| 2010 | #15,704 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #10,960 | 5 |
| 1970 | #6,591 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,328 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,176 | 62 |
| 1940 | #722 | 93 |
| 1930 | #492 | 184 |
| 1920 | #363 | 327 |
| 1910 | #294 | 175 |
| 1900 | #393 | 71 |
| 1890 | #479 | 30 |
| 1880 | #439 | 15 |
How popular is Iola, counting every spelling?
Iola has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Iola?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Iola (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Iola born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Iola.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Iola?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Iola are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 64 and 85. That makes Iola a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Iola
How popular is the name Iola?
Iola was the 12412th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 265th; the most babies were born in 1918 (368). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,677 places. More babies were named Iola in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Iola a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Iola in the US.