How Many People Are Named Leola?
people named Leola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 58,847 people in the US has this name
Based on 28,181 babies named Leola 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
855 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of LEO.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Leola in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Leola alive today is about 69 years old, and 78% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Leola first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 855 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Leola has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #166, in 1905 and 1910. In 2025 it ranked #6,710.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,710 |
| Best rank | #166 (1905 and 1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #249 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Leola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Leola were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 454 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Leola was given 5.5 times as often in Louisiana, 3.5 times in Florida and 3.5 times in Mississippi.
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