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Girl name

Yola

/ˈjoʊlə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1983

Yola has been given to about 587 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈjoʊlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 134
Median age today92 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yola per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1915 · 32
  • Born in 20250
  • All time587

How popular is Yola?

Its best year was 1915, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 1256th. The typical living American called Yola is about 92 years old today.

Names that sound like Yola

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Iola0.90
  2. Lola0.81
  3. Ola0.81
  4. Nola0.81
  5. Zola0.81
  6. Viola0.76
  7. Isla0.69
  8. Ila0.69

Middle names for Yola

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yola Josephine0.84
  2. Yola Rose0.83
  3. Yola Louise0.83
  4. Yola June0.82
  5. Yola Pearl0.82
  6. Yola Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Yola

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.72
  2. Opalsister · 0.70
  3. Winonasister · 0.70
  4. Estellesister · 0.69
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.64
  6. Forestbrother · 0.62

Where Yola is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Yola White0.78
    2. Yola Reyes0.78
    3. Yola Nguyen0.78
    4. Yola Moore0.78
    5. Yola Lee0.78
    6. Yola Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Yola

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.