Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Tula

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,770 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,770
among girls · ↑998 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Tula · +38% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
43 babies
All-time total
1,805
#5,049 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Tula popularity over time

1,805 babies have been named Tula since 1882, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899Girls

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 28 3 – #806
1890s 90 9 +221% #755
1900s 91 9 +1% #944
1910s 217 22 +138% #1,148
1920s 286 29 +32% #1,245
1930s 166 17 -42% #1,657
1940s 125 13 -25% #2,250
1950s 92 9 -26% #3,185
1960s 34 3 -63% #4,754
1970s 10 1 -71% #9,283
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 163 16 – #4,189
2010s 308 31 +89% #3,609
2020s (to 2025) 195 33 +6% #3,770

Where Tula is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Tula

Tula is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,770 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 1,805 American babies have been named Tula. Its peak came in 2019, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Tula stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tula?

The median living Tula is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 62. An estimated 900 people named Tula are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tula year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 40 #3,770
2024 29 #4,768
2023 34 #4,268
2022 38 #3,959
2021 29 #4,712
2020 25 #5,150
2019 43 #3,609
2018 31 #4,552
2017 36 #4,140
2016 29 #4,835
2015 30 #4,713
2014 33 #4,444
2013 26 #5,307
2012 26 #5,389
2011 26 #5,347
2010 28 #5,096
2009 37 #4,189
2008 28 #5,269
2007 21 #6,536
2006 21 #6,340
2005 20 #6,233
2004 13 #8,686
2003 12 #9,020
2002 – –
2001 5 #17,810
2000 6 #14,915
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 5 #9,283
1965 5 #7,470
1960 9 #4,754
1955 10 #4,043
1950 11 #3,406
1945 9 #3,366
1940 13 #2,407
1935 18 #1,913
1930 24 #1,657
1925 27 #1,640
1920 39 #1,245
1915 19 #1,791
1910 7 #2,123
1905 9 #1,407
1900 9 #1,420
1895 9 #1,199
1890 8 #1,089
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Tula?

The median living Tula is about 14 years old. Half of all living Tulas are between 6 and 62 years old.

How many people named Tula are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Tula are alive in the United States, based on 1,805 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Tula in 2025?

Tula ranked #3,770 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tula?

1,805 babies have been named Tula in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tula most popular?

Tula peaked in 2019, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Tula a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Tula rising or falling?

Tula is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tula become more popular?

Tula looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Tula in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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