Tula
Tula was the 3770th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 755th; the most babies were born in 2019 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 943 places. More babies were named Tula in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,770 girls, up 1,380 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201943 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,805babies recorded
Tula popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,770 | 40 |
| 2020 | #5,150 | 25 |
| 2010 | #5,096 | 28 |
| 2000 | #14,915 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #9,283 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,754 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,406 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,407 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,657 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,245 | 39 |
| 1910 | #2,123 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,420 | 9 |
| 1890 | #1,089 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tula, counting every spelling?
Tula is the most common spelling of a name family that had 40 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tula | 40 | #3,770 | 170 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tula?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tula (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tula 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tula.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tula?
About 900 people born in the US named Tula are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 26. That makes Tula mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Tula by state
How common Tula was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Tula
How popular is the name Tula?
Tula was the 3770th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 755th; the most babies were born in 2019 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 943 places. More babies were named Tula in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tula a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tula in the US.
Where is Tula most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tula was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.