Is Vola a boy or girl name?

Vola is a girl’s name. Of the 694 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.5% were girls and 2.5% were boys.

Vola

Recorded 1891–1956 · United States

Vola was most popular in 1921, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,208 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 694 people named Vola.

Vola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vola’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vola is a girl’s name — 97.5% of the 694 Americans given it were girls and 2.5% 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.

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