How Many People Are Named Iola?
people named Iola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 225,898 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,659 babies named Iola in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
368 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably a variant of IOLE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Iola in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Iola alive today is about 70 years old, and 80% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 85 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Iola first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 368 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Iola has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #265, in 1907. In 2025 it ranked #12,407.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,407 |
| Best rank | #265 (1907) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #428 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Iola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Iola were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 72 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Iola was given 3.9 times as often in Nebraska, 2.9 times in Alabama and 2.9 times in Iowa.
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