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Worldwide, וולה (Wole , Voula , Wolle ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The given name וולה is habitual in Greece, where it is quite a common feminine name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently female name. Likewise, וולה is the last name as well as the forename.
וולה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Voula , the theatrical character in the play "The Backyard of Miracles".