How Many People Are Named Teola?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Teola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 89 years old, and Teola peaked in popularity in 1926 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Teola 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 Teola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 89, Teola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1947.
- Teola is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
89
years old
Peak Year
1926
13 births
Total Registered
198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Teola
Teola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 198 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Teola as a female name
Ranked #6,025 in 1950
5 female births in 1950
Peak: 1926 (13 births)
Teola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Teola span from the 1900s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 87 babies were registered. Teola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Teola by Decade
How has Teola 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.
Teola by State
Teola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Teola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Teola
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Teola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Teola?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Teola 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Teola a common name?
Teola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Teola most popular?
Teola reached peak popularity in 1926, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Teola is approximately 89 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Teola a female name?
Teola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Teola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Teola Smith, Teola Johnson, Teola 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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