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girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Tulsi

Meaning holy basil Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,162 Trend ↑ Rising 82%

From Hindi तुलसी (tulsī, “holy basil”), from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).

Rank 2025
#4,162
among girls · ↓54 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Tulsi · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
36 babies
All-time total
600
#10,561 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Tulsi popularity over time

600 babies have been named Tulsi since 1987, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 25 3 – #8,003
1990s 128 13 +412% #5,351
2000s 127 13 -1% #5,081
2010s 135 14 +6% #4,571
2020s (to 2025) 185 31 +128% #4,108

Where Tulsi 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 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 57 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Tulsi

Tulsi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,162 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 600 American babies have been named Tulsi. Its peak came in 2024, when 36 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Tulsi?

The median living Tulsi is about 14 years old; half are between 4 and 26. An estimated 600 people named Tulsi 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.

Tulsi year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 35 #4,162
2024 36 #4,108
2023 25 #5,240
2022 34 #4,287
2021 26 #5,083
2020 29 #4,638
2019 13 #8,568
2018 12 #9,113
2017 31 #4,571
2016 15 #7,953
2015 12 #9,444
2014 10 #10,898
2013 9 #11,893
2012 7 #14,870
2011 11 #10,343
2010 15 #8,252
2009 7 #15,131
2008 12 #10,042
2007 10 #11,568
2006 15 #8,214
2005 12 #9,408
2004 10 #10,641
2003 15 #7,556
2002 24 #5,081
2001 14 #7,698
2000 8 #11,733
1995 15 #6,243
1990 9 #9,204
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Famous people named Tulsi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard American politician and military officer (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tulsi Giri Tulsi Giri Nepali politician (1926–2018) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Tulsi?

The median living Tulsi is about 14 years old. Half of all living Tulsis are between 4 and 26 years old.

How many people named Tulsi are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Tulsi are alive in the United States, based on 600 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tulsi mean?

From Hindi तुलसी (tulsī, “holy basil”), from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).

How popular is the name Tulsi in 2025?

Tulsi ranked #4,162 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tulsi?

600 babies have been named Tulsi in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tulsi most popular?

Tulsi peaked in 2024, when 36 newborns received the name.

Is Tulsi a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Tulsi rising or falling?

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

Will Tulsi become more popular?

Tulsi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 girls named Tulsi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tulsi?

Well-known people named Tulsi include Tulsi Gabbard (politician), Tulsi Giri (politician).

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