Recorded 1896–1937 Girls' name Peak 1923 154 births

Dula — girls' name

154 babies named Dula in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s61910s531920s721930s18
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Dula was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dula in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dula

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Dula between 1896 and 1937, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dula performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dula 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 154 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.

Dula at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

154

Since 1896

42 years of records

Peak year

1923

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1896

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1937

Dula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1896

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1923)
15
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 19371929192619231919191519121896 5

Dula by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
72 births that decade — 47% of Dula's all-time total
1890s51900s61910s531920s721930s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dula?
154 babies have been named Dula since 1896. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1923 with 15 births.
When was Dula most popular?
Dula was most popular in the 1920s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Dula been used?
Dula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 42 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Dula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dulce, Dulcie, Dulcemaria, Dulcinea, and 4 more. 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, 1896–1937 (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.