Is Pecola a boy or girl name?

Pecola is a girl’s name. Of the 788 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Pecola

Recorded 1900–1987 · United States

Pecola was most popular in 1920, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,788 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 788 people named Pecola.

Pecola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pecola’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pecola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pecola is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 788 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Pecola

Where Pecola is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Georgia 21.6×

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