Is Yola a boy or girl name?

Yola is a girl’s name. Of the 587 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Yola

Recorded 1900–1983 · United States

Yola was most popular in 1915, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,295 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 587 people named Yola.

Yola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yola’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yola is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 587 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 Yola

Where Yola 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