Is Theola a boy or girl name?

Theola is a girl’s name. Of the 2,099 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Theola

Recorded 1895–1983 · United States

Theola was most popular in 1924, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,515 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,099 people named Theola.

Theola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Theola’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Theola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Theola is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,099 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 Theola

Where Theola is most concentrated

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

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