Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Leola

#856 most common girls' name of all time · #1,546 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#856
Rank overall
#1,546 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
28,181
Since 2016
225
Peak year
1920 #226
Best rank
#166 1905
Girls Boys peak 855/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Leola is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 17 — 17 #6,552
2024 19 — 19 #6,168
2023 24 — 24 #5,250
2022 37 — 37 #3,965
2021 18 — 18 #6,416
2020 22 — 22 #5,488
2019 30 — 30 #4,549
2018 18 — 18 #6,521
2017 25 — 25 #5,191
2016 15 — 15 #7,602
2015 17 — 17 #6,978
2014 20 — 20 #6,208
2013 16 — 16 #7,374
2012 15 — 15 #7,807
2011 15 — 15 #7,784
2010 12 — 12 #9,232
2009 13 — 13 #8,891
2008 17 — 17 #7,414
2007 15 — 15 #8,100
2006 18 — 18 #6,842
2005 8 — 8 #11,841
2004 10 — 10 #9,898
2003 14 — 14 #7,582
2002 12 — 12 #8,283
2000 9 — 9 #9,877
1999 6 — 6 #12,693
1998 5 — 5 #14,129
1997 8 — 8 #9,807
1996 5 — 5 #13,523
1995 14 — 14 #6,261
1994 7 — 7 #10,575
1993 13 — 13 #6,624
1992 11 — 11 #7,516
1991 15 — 15 #5,951
1990 21 — 21 #4,525
1989 21 — 21 #4,361
1988 17 — 17 #4,843
1987 18 — 18 #4,475
1986 16 — 16 #4,726
1985 16 — 16 #4,637
1984 19 — 19 #3,994
1983 31 — 31 #2,785
1982 24 — 24 #3,420
1981 25 — 25 #3,343
1980 37 — 37 #2,539
1979 23 — 23 #3,444
1978 33 — 33 #2,577
1977 44 — 44 #2,126
1976 41 — 41 #2,101
1975 32 — 32 #2,457
1974 41 — 41 #2,030
1973 25 — 25 #2,754
1972 30 — 30 #2,400
1971 46 — 46 #1,877
1970 57 — 57 #1,639
1969 51 — 51 #1,688
1968 45 — 45 #1,751
1967 47 — 47 #1,661
1966 59 — 59 #1,430
1965 53 — 53 #1,528
1964 77 — 77 #1,254
1963 75 — 75 #1,274
1962 102 — 102 #1,067
1961 101 — 101 #1,092
1960 120 — 120 #976
1959 113 — 113 #993
1958 129 — 129 #900
1957 150 — 150 #827
1956 152 — 152 #806
1955 159 — 159 #750
1954 182 — 182 #695
1953 194 — 194 #642
1952 190 — 190 #644
1951 228 — 228 #561
1950 243 — 243 #532
1949 237 — 237 #542
1948 218 — 218 #564
1947 236 — 236 #552
1946 241 — 241 #503
1945 267 — 267 #438
1944 267 — 267 #440
1943 287 — 287 #436
1942 300 — 300 #412
1941 318 — 318 #384
1940 323 — 323 #364
1939 363 — 363 #330
1938 379 — 379 #321
1937 350 5 355 #334
1936 396 7 403 #302
1935 424 — 424 #294
1934 414 — 414 #308
1933 406 — 406 #306
1932 488 5 493 #281
1931 467 — 467 #287
1930 530 — 530 #283
1929 583 — 583 #266
1928 589 7 596 #266
1927 638 5 643 #262
1926 644 — 644 #263
1925 757 — 757 #240
1924 757 7 764 #242
1923 683 — 683 #248
1922 778 — 778 #232
1921 789 5 794 #230
1920 849 6 855 #226
1919 830 — 830 #216
1918 777 — 777 #227
1917 708 5 713 #231
1916 780 — 780 #218
1915 669 — 669 #233
1914 567 — 567 #222
1913 512 — 512 #205
1912 514 — 514 #190
1911 363 — 363 #196
1910 423 — 423 #166
1909 326 — 326 #182
1908 321 — 321 #179
1907 310 — 310 #180
1906 273 — 273 #183
1905 319 — 319 #166
1904 244 — 244 #192
1903 204 — 204 #207
1902 207 — 207 #204
1901 176 — 176 #217
1900 235 — 235 #205
1899 151 — 151 #222
1898 169 — 169 #226
1897 121 — 121 #257
1896 141 — 141 #233
1895 135 — 135 #238
1894 128 — 128 #235
1893 107 — 107 #258
1892 122 — 122 #243
1891 89 — 89 #259
1890 92 — 92 #261
1889 102 — 102 #232
1888 72 — 72 #275
1887 38 — 38 #349
1886 49 — 49 #297
1885 53 — 53 #273
1884 59 — 59 #256
1883 51 — 51 #255
1882 47 — 47 #256
1881 36 — 36 #272
1880 24 — 24 #331