The baby name Iola appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1957. It was most popular in 1918 with 416 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Iola has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 207 |
| 1911 | 110 |
| 1912 | 160 |
| 1913 | 227 |
| 1914 | 311 |
| 1915 | 304 |
| 1916 | 382 |
| 1917 | 338 |
| 1918 | 416 |
| 1919 | 269 |
| 1920 | 354 |
| 1921 | 307 |
| 1922 | 305 |
| 1923 | 179 |
| 1924 | 303 |
| 1925 | 277 |
| 1926 | 260 |
| 1927 | 292 |
| 1928 | 270 |
| 1929 | 261 |
| 1930 | 226 |
| 1931 | 145 |
| 1932 | 196 |
| 1933 | 143 |
| 1934 | 114 |
| 1935 | 149 |
| 1936 | 84 |
| 1937 | 58 |
| 1938 | 81 |
| 1939 | 45 |
| 1940 | 43 |
| 1941 | 32 |
| 1942 | 40 |
| 1943 | 30 |
| 1944 | 24 |
| 1945 | 35 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1947 | 18 |
| 1948 | 18 |
| 1949 | 30 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 27 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1957 | 6 |