Cola
Cola is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Cola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cola is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Cola
As a girl name
Cola first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1894, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 17 Colas were born — ranking #1,949 that year. As of 2026, Cola ranks #9,825 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 259 Colas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cola first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 8 Colas were born — ranking #3,208 that year. As of 2026, Cola ranks #4,040 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 81 Colas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Cola
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About the name Cola
Cola is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 259 births in the dataset. Cola's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,949. Use the chart and map above to compare Cola's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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