Leola
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lee-OH-la
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Leola is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
Where does Leola come from?
Latin: probably an elaboration of Leo or Leona
Is Leola a girl's or a boy's name?
Leola is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leola in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leola in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
How popular is Leola in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Leola, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 1920, with 849 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Leola than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Leola in the US since 1880 were born between 1915 and 1938, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leola in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,961 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 41 | #2,029 |
| 1973 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1972 | 30 | #2,398 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,877 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,637 |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,685 |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,749 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,659 |
| 1966 | 59 | #1,430 |
| 1965 | 53 | #1,528 |
| 1964 | 77 | #1,254 |
| 1963 | 75 | #1,271 |
| 1962 | 102 | #1,066 |
| 1961 | 101 | #1,090 |
| 1960 | 120 | #975 |
| 1959 | 113 | #992 |
| 1958 | 129 | #899 |
| 1957 | 150 | #826 |
| 1956 | 152 | #805 |
| 1955 | 159 | #749 |
| 1954 | 182 | #694 |
| 1953 | 194 | #641 |
| 1952 | 190 | #643 |
| 1951 | 228 | #559 |
| 1950 | 243 | #531 |
| 1949 | 237 | #540 |
| 1948 | 218 | #563 |
| 1947 | 236 | #552 |
| 1946 | 241 | #503 |
| 1945 | 267 | #438 |
| 1944 | 267 | #440 |
| 1943 | 287 | #435 |
| 1942 | 300 | #412 |
| 1941 | 318 | #383 |
| 1940 | 323 | #364 |
| 1939 | 363 | #330 |
| 1938 | 379 | #321 |
| 1937 | 350 | #334 |
| 1936 | 396 | #302 |
| 1935 | 424 | #293 |
| 1934 | 414 | #308 |
| 1933 | 406 | #305 |
| 1932 | 488 | #281 |
| 1931 | 467 | #287 |
| 1930 | 530 | #283 |
| 1929 | 583 | #265 |
| 1928 | 589 | #266 |
| 1927 | 638 | #262 |
| 1926 | 644 | #262 |
| 1925 | 757 | #240 |
| 1924 | 757 | #242 |
| 1923 | 683 | #248 |
| 1922 | 778 | #232 |
| 1921 | 789 | #230 |
| 1920 | 849 | #226 |
| 1919 | 830 | #216 |
| 1918 | 777 | #227 |
| 1917 | 708 | #231 |
| 1916 | 780 | #218 |
| 1915 | 669 | #233 |
| 1914 | 567 | #222 |
| 1913 | 512 | #205 |
| 1912 | 514 | #190 |
| 1911 | 363 | #196 |
| 1910 | 423 | #166 |
| 1909 | 326 | #181 |
| 1908 | 321 | #179 |
| 1907 | 310 | #180 |
| 1906 | 273 | #182 |
| 1905 | 319 | #166 |
| 1904 | 244 | #192 |
| 1903 | 204 | #207 |
| 1902 | 207 | #204 |
| 1901 | 176 | #217 |
| 1900 | 235 | #204 |
| 1899 | 151 | #221 |
| 1898 | 169 | #225 |
| 1897 | 121 | #257 |
| 1896 | 141 | #233 |
| 1895 | 135 | #238 |
| 1894 | 128 | #234 |
| 1893 | 107 | #256 |
| 1892 | 122 | #239 |
| 1891 | 89 | #258 |
| 1890 | 92 | #261 |
| 1889 | 102 | #232 |
| 1888 | 72 | #273 |
| 1887 | 38 | #348 |
| 1886 | 49 | #294 |
| 1885 | 53 | #272 |
| 1884 | 59 | #253 |
| 1883 | 51 | #252 |
| 1882 | 47 | #250 |
| 1881 | 36 | #268 |
| 1880 | 24 | #326 |
Names like Leola
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda, Rosa, Lola, Florence, Beatrice, Clara, Ada, Lottie, Alma, Mabel, Martha, Eva
Names related to Leola
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Anthony, Austin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leola, updated 20 October 2026.