Holding steady.
Popularity of Rayola since 1918
Babies named Rayola per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 |
| 1920s | 48 |
| 1930s | 73 |
| 1940s | 35 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Rayola is a distinctly American invention from the early twentieth century, a time when parents freely combined popular name parts to create new, feminine-sounding names. First recorded in 1918, it reached its highest use in 1938, when it was given to a small number of girls each year. Since its peak in 1938, usage has remained very low and stable, with occasional births in scattered years, the latest as recent as 2025. The name never broke into the national top 1,000, placing it among rare and regionally specific choices. Its formation mirrors other -ola coinages of the era, such as Leola and Mayola, reflecting a creative naming trend that has since faded from fashion.
Rayola first appears in U.S. birth records in 1918, during a period when American parents often created new feminine names by combining fashionable prefixes (Ray-, May-, Fay-) with the then-trendy suffix -ola (as in Viola, Leola). The name saw its greatest use in the 1930s, peaking in 1938, but never entered the national top 1,000. It is an American invention without roots in any earlier language or culture.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ray
Sibling names for Rayola
Names that share Rayola's style, for a brother or sister.
