Iola is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #9667 in 2016 with 11 recorded births. This places Iola in the bottom 49% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2017 with 16 births ranking #7219. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 161,044 girls born was named Iola. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.