Girls' name · since 1913

Cula

38 babies named Cula in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#38,119 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade

38 girls have been named Cula since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Cula has 38 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1913 to 1924.

  • #38,119 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 38 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cula ranks #38,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#38,119 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cula's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cula splits its recorded history at 1917: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 191319141916191719221924 5

Cula by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (25 births, 66% of the file).

1910s was Cula's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Cula births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 25 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cula? ▼
Since 1913, Social Security records show 38 babies named Cula. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #38,119 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1924. Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 8 births.
Where does Cula sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cula ranks #38,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cula most popular? ▼
Cula was most popular in the 1910s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Cula been used? ▼
Records for Cula go back to 1913, giving 12 years of history through 1924.
What names are similar to Cula? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cullen, Culture, Culleen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Cula's data

  • Cula's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1920s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cula

Nearby Names Like Cula

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cula

Cullen Girl
#13553 112 births
Culture Girl
#14660 19 births
Culleen Girl
5 births

Compare Cula side by side: Cula vs Cullen Cula vs Culture Cula vs Culleen

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Garnie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1924 (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 Cula 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.