Recorded 1915–1925 Girls' name Peak 1915 22 births

Buleah — girls' name

22 babies named Buleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s5
1910s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Buleah was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Buleah in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Buleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Buleah between 1915 and 1925, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Buleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buleah performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Buleah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buleah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Buleah at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

22

Since 1915

11 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1915

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1925

Buleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1915

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1925191919161915 7

Buleah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 77% of Buleah's all-time total
1910s171920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buleah?
22 babies have been named Buleah since 1915. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Buleah most popular?
Buleah was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Buleah been used?
Buleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 11 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Buleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bulah, Bula, Bular, Bulma. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.