How Many People Are Named Creola?
An estimated 321 people in the United States have the first name Creola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Creola peaked in popularity in 1920 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Creola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Creola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Creola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
321
About 1 in 1,067,771 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1920
67 births
Total Registered
1,742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Creola
Creola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,742 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Creola as a female name
Ranked #10,744 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1920 (67 births)
Creola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Creola span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 475 babies were registered. Creola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Creola by Decade
How has Creola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Creola by State
Birth registrations for Creola span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi. On average, about 83 Creolas were registered per state.
Creola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Creola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Creola
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Creola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Creola?
We estimate approximately 321 people named Creola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,067,771 Americans share this first name.
Is Creola a common name?
Creola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Creola most popular?
Creola reached peak popularity in 1920, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Creola is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Creola a female name?
Creola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Creola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Creola Smith, Creola Johnson, Creola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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