Is Neola a boy or girl name?

Neola is a girl’s name. Of the 1,014 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Neola

Recorded 1888–2021 · United States

Neola was most popular in 1918, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,176 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,014 people named Neola.

Neola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neola’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neola is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,014 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org