Sula
Sula was the 13035th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 610th; the most babies were born in 1921 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,259 places. More babies were named Sula in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,035 girls, down 2,051 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192134 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,404babies recorded
Sula popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,035 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,984 | 9 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #7,180 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,275 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,713 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,013 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,700 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,203 | 15 |
| 1900 | #703 | 27 |
| 1890 | #754 | 14 |
| 1880 | #625 | 9 |
How popular is Sula, counting every spelling?
Sula has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sula?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sula (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sula born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sula.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sula?
About 300 people born in the US named Sula are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 10 and 80. That makes Sula a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Sula
How popular is the name Sula?
Sula was the 13035th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 610th; the most babies were born in 1921 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,259 places. More babies were named Sula in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Sula a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sula in the US.