girl's name

Ceola

KYOH-luh (Irish)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 2,268

Ireland

#335

2025 births

Ceola is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1988 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 75 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1890.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ceola Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1980s.

549
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Ceola by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 30
1900s 150
1910s 406
1920s 549
1930s 428
1940s 287
1950s 207
1960s 88
1970s 20
1980s 20

How Popular Is Ceola?

In 1988, Ceola was given to 5 babies in the United States. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.

Where Ceola Is Used

Ireland #335 12 in 2025
United States #12,570 5 in 1988

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Ceola

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Ceola Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ceola over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Ceola

  • Irish KYOH-luh

Sibling Names for Ceola

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Ceola — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Ceola

How popular is the name Ceola?

In 1988, Ceola was given to 5 babies in the United States. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.

Is Ceola a girl's or a boy's name?

Ceola is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ceola?

Ceola has 2 syllables.

When was Ceola most popular?

Ceola peaked in 1924, when 75 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Ceola a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ceola currently ranks #335 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.