How Many People Are Named Fayola?
An estimated 34 people in the United States have the first name Fayola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Fayola peaked in popularity in 1927 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fayola 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 Fayola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fayola is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
34
About 1 in 10,081,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1927
11 births
Total Registered
75
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fayola
Fayola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 75 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fayola as a female name
Ranked #16,032 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1927 (11 births)
Fayola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fayola span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 22 babies were registered. Fayola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fayola by Decade
How has Fayola 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.
Fayola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fayola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fayola
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fayola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fayola?
We estimate approximately 34 people named Fayola 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 10,081,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Fayola a common name?
Fayola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fayola most popular?
Fayola reached peak popularity in 1927, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fayola is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fayola a female name?
Fayola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fayola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fayola Smith, Fayola Johnson, Fayola 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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