girl's name
Pecola
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 788
Pecola is a girl's name. In 1987 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1920, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
Pecola over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1987, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 37 |
| 1910s | 154 |
| 1920s | 201 |
| 1930s | 166 |
| 1940s | 99 |
| 1950s | 68 |
| 1960s | 23 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s (to 1987) | 12 |
How popular is Pecola?
In 1987, Pecola was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Pecola
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pecola also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pecola over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pecola
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pecola — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pecola
How popular is the name Pecola?
In 1987, Pecola was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Pecola a girl's or a boy's name?
Pecola is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Pecola most popular?
Pecola peaked in 1920, when 28 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.