Pecola is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Pecola is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Pecola was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1920 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,675 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,770 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,386 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #7,084 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,949 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,050 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,252 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,563 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,380 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,371 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,270 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,645 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #5,080 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,201 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,157 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #4,042 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #6,020 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #3,610 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,557 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,804 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,645 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,609 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #5,082 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,613 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,744 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #2,393 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,804 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,541 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | #1,939 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,095 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,076 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #1,583 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | #1,828 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,070 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | #1,891 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #2,015 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,720 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,656 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | #2,281 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | #2,079 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #2,008 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | #1,763 |
| 1925 | 15 | — | #2,466 |
| 1924 | 25 | — | #1,754 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | #2,008 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #1,882 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,609 |
| 1920 | 28 | — | #1,576 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | #2,235 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,944 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #2,080 |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,574 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,940 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,588 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,294 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #1,207 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | #1,282 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,896 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,579 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,815 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,316 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,627 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | #1,298 |