Recorded 1912–1934 Girls' name Peak 1920 58 births

Iula — girls' name

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.

1910s161920s371930s5
1920s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Iula was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Iula in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iula

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Iula between 1912 and 1934, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iula performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Iula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iula 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 58 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.

Iula at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

58

Since 1912

23 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1912

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1934

Iula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1912

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Iula by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
37 births that decade — 64% of Iula's all-time total
1910s161920s371930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iula?
58 babies have been named Iula since 1912. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Iula most popular?
Iula was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Iula been used?
Iula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 23 years of data through 1934.

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, 1912–1934 (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.