Girls' name · since 1912
Iula
58 babies named Iula in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
58 girls have been named Iula since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Iula recorded 58 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1934.
- #33,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iula ranks #33,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Iula's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iula splits its recorded history at 1922: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1934
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Iula by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (37 births, 64% of the file).
1920s was Iula's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Iula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 37 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Iula's data
- Iula's decade-level peak was the 1920s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Iula
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1912–1934 (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 Iula 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.