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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Theola

Theola was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 828th with 82 babies. More babies were named Theola in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192482 babies
Total since 1880
2,099babies recorded

Theola popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,08917
1950#1,90626
1940#1,40030
1930#1,02952
1920#97757
1910#84327
1900#1,9086
1890——
1880——

How popular is Theola, counting every spelling?

Theola has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Theola?

About 500 people born in the US named Theola are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 66 and 83. That makes Theola a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Theola by state

How common Theola was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesSC0.11District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMS0.13Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesFL0.19
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Theola, girls, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Theola: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Theola, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Theola

How popular is the name Theola?

Theola was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 828th with 82 babies. More babies were named Theola in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Theola a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,099 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Theola most popular?

In 1922–1926, Theola was most common in Florida (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and South Carolina.