Given name & surname
Fayola
“one who walks with honor”
Fayola is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who walks with honor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who walks with honor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fayola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 0 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fayola’s family of names
Fayola has a related form in Fayolah. Fayola has a related form in Fayolla. Fayola has a related form in Fayollah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Fayola, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Orma
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Retta
“he has triumphed”
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Genet
“from the garden of paradise” · “from Eden”
>99% girls