Jola
Jola is a name with a single cultural origin: Polish.
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Jola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jola is a name with a single cultural origin: Polish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Jola
American parents first put Jola on the record books as a baby girl name in 1931, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 13 Jolas were born — ranking #3,106 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Jolas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 94 Jolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jola
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About the name Jola
Jola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Jola's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #3,106. Use the chart and map above to compare Jola'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.