Leola comes from the Latin / Germanic tradition, meaning Lioness / brave as a lion.
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How popular is Leola?
1920peak year
Today, Leola is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5926), with only about 22 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 849 babies were given the name (ranked #226 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Leola's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 28,164 babies have been registered as Leola since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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