How Many People Are Named Veola?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Veola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Veola peaked in popularity in 1926 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veola 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 Veola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Veola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1926
64 births
Total Registered
1,843
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veola
Veola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,843 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veola as a female name
Ranked #17,521 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1926 (64 births)
Veola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veola span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 490 babies were registered. Veola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Veola by Decade
How has Veola 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.
Veola by State
Birth registrations for Veola span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. The lowest are in Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 69 Veolas were registered per state.
Veola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veola
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Veola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veola?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Veola 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 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Veola a common name?
Veola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,843 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veola most popular?
Veola reached peak popularity in 1926, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veola is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veola a female name?
Veola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veola Smith, Veola Johnson, Veola 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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