Total births
73,252
Girls' name · since 1880
Beulah
Beulah has 73,252 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5021
- among girls today
- 73,252
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 72%
- more common than other girls
Beulah currently ranks #5021 among girls' names in America, with 73,252 babies recorded since 1880.
Beulah has 73,252 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5021 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5021 among girls today
- 73,252 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
- 72% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Beulah is currently the #5021 girls' name in America, more common than 72% of girls - 73,252 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5021
- among girls today
- 73,252
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 72%
- more common than other girls
Beulah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5021
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 72% of names given to girls today.
1910s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Beulah was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
2,401 babies were named Beulah in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
How Beulah compares
73,252 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Beulah's all-time total is 192x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beulah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73,252 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,401 | 48 | 19,840 |
Beulah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Beulah's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 4% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 96%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 2,401, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Beulah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1916
Current rank
#5,021
Active since
1880
Beulah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 2,401
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Beulah popularity over time - boys
213 total births recorded since 1892 (Beulah as boys' name)
Beulah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Beulah's strongest decade.
18,874 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Beulah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,866
1880s
2,866 births
- 1890s 6,785
1890s
6,785 births
- 1900s
1900s
9,716 births
- 1910s
1910s
18,874 births
- 1920s
1920s
18,626 births
- 1930s
1930s
8,669 births
- 1940s 4,408
1940s
4,408 births
- 1950s 1,780
1950s
1,780 births
- 1960s 671
1960s
671 births
- 1970s 286
1970s
286 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 135
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 104
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 18,874 births (26% of all-time use).
How Beulah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Beulah's total volume
Beulah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Beulah by state
Where Beulah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 4,043 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 3,791 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 2,805 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 2,697 | 3.7% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 2,542 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 2,355 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 2,268 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 2,120 | 2.9% |
North Carolina share of Beulah's total US births 5.5%
Even split
4,043 of 73,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Beulah appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Beulah? ▼
73,252 babies have been named Beulah since 1880. It currently ranks #5021 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 2,401 births.
When was Beulah most popular? ▼
Beulah was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18,874 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Beulah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Beulah are North Carolina (4,043 births), Kentucky (3,791 births), Virginia (2,805 births).
How long has the name Beulah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Beulah since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Beulah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beula, Beuna, Beunka, Beunca. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Beulah's data
- Beulah's decade-level peak was the 1910s (18,874 total births); usage has since declined to 104 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Beulahs (4,043 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beulah: #5021 Girls' Name - 73,252 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beulah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Beulah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.