How Many People Are Named Dola?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Dola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Dola peaked in popularity in 1917 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dola 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 Dola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Dola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1917
35 births
Total Registered
994
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dola
Dola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 994 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dola as a female name
Ranked #7,521 in 1972
6 female births in 1972
Peak: 1917 (35 births)
Dola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dola span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 231 babies were registered. Dola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dola by Decade
How has Dola 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.
Dola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dola
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dola?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Dola 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 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Dola a common name?
Dola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 994 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dola most popular?
Dola reached peak popularity in 1917, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dola is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dola a female name?
Dola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dola Smith, Dola Johnson, Dola 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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