Given name & surname
Fola
“woman of honor”
Fola is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “woman of honor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “woman of 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 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 0 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1912
- 7 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 7 in 1912. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 176 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.
Fola’s family of names
Fola has a related form in Folah. Fola has a related form in Folla. Fola has a related form in Follah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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