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girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Beula

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Beula
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
48 babies
All-time total
1,183
#6,682 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Beula popularity over time

1,183 babies have been named Beula since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1891Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 37 4 – #841
1890s 117 12 +216% #801
1900s 136 14 +16% #842
1910s 329 33 +142% #922
1920s 379 38 +15% #1,095
1930s 118 12 -69% #1,806
1940s 56 6 -53% #2,755
1950s 11 1 -80% #5,094
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The story of Beula

Beula is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1885, 1,183 American babies have been named Beula. Its peak came in 1921, when 48 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Beula stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Beula year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1950 5 #5,368
1945 5 #4,614
1940 10 #2,755
1935 13 #2,317
1930 20 #1,821
1925 46 #1,139
1920 41 #1,190
1915 40 #1,055
1910 20 #975
1905 11 #1,170
1900 16 #944
1895 15 #821
1890 11 #834
1885 7 #853
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Beula, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Beula in 2025?

Beula did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Beula?

1,183 babies have been named Beula in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beula most popular?

Beula peaked in 1921, when 48 newborns received the name.

Is Beula a boy or girl name?

Beula is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beula rising or falling?

Beula has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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