How Many People Are Named Theola?
An estimated 428 people in the United States have the first name Theola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Theola peaked in popularity in 1924 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Theola 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 Theola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Theola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
428
About 1 in 800,828 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1924
82 births
Total Registered
2,099
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Theola
Theola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,099 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Theola as a female name
Ranked #11,933 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1924 (82 births)
Theola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Theola span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 565 babies were registered. Theola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Theola by Decade
How has Theola 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.
Theola by State
Birth registrations for Theola span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 24 Theolas were registered per state.
Theola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Theola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Theola
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Theola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Theola?
We estimate approximately 428 people named Theola 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 800,828 Americans share this first name.
Is Theola a common name?
Theola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,099 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Theola most popular?
Theola reached peak popularity in 1924, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Theola is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Theola a female name?
Theola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Theola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Theola Smith, Theola Johnson, Theola 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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