Iola appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1918, 368 babies received the name (ranked #339). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10473), with roughly 10 babies named Iola each year. Iola's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 9,652 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.