Girls' name · since 1880
Bulah
3,027 babies named Bulah in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,027
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bulah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,027 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bulah has been recorded 3,027 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1963.
- #3,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,027 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bulah ranks #3,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,027 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,027
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bulah's 3,027 recorded births place it above 95.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Bulah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bulah's full recorded timeline at 1920, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bulah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1963
- Peak year (1919)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Bulah by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (874 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Bulah's strongest decade.
874 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bulah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 100
1880s
100 births
- 1890s 213
1890s
213 births
- 1900s
1900s
379 births
- 1910s
1910s
699 births
- 1920s
1920s
874 births
- 1930s
1930s
464 births
- 1940s 217
1940s
217 births
- 1950s 69
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 874 births (29% of all-time use).
How Bulah 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 Bulah's total volume
Bulah by state
Where Bulah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 198 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 170 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 149 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 141 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 133 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 124 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 84 | 2.8% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 66 | 2.2% |
198 of 3,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Bulah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bulah's data
- Bulah's decade-level peak was the 1920s (874 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Bulahs (198 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bulah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bulah 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 August 2026.