Pecola Name Popularity and Statistics

Pecola is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record1987
Total Recorded U.S. Births788
First Year on Record1900

Pecola popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1987Girls5#11,325
1981Girls7#8,128
1978Girls6#8,562
1976Girls8#6,611
1975Girls8#6,484
1971Girls6#7,388
1965Girls5#6,539
1964Girls6#6,009
1962Girls6#5,860
1961Girls6#5,851
1958Girls7#4,890
1956Girls12#3,493
1955Girls7#4,740
1954Girls9#3,967
1953Girls9#3,955
1952Girls9#3,796
1951Girls5#5,414
1950Girls10#3,423
1949Girls7#4,235
1948Girls14#2,701
1947Girls10#3,448
1946Girls9#3,430
1945Girls5#4,556
1944Girls8#3,378

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1920 · Girls

28 recorded births and rank #1,550.

1924 · Girls

25 recorded births and rank #1,723.

1926 · Girls

24 recorded births and rank #1,721.

1916 · Girls

24 recorded births and rank #1,533.

Where Pecola ranked highest in 1939

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

AL
Rank #469 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Pecola