Recorded 1917–1977 Girls' name Peak 1923 55 births

Koula — girls' name

55 babies named Koula in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s331930s51970s11
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Koula was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Koula in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koula

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Koula between 1917 and 1977, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Koula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koula performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Koula shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koula 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 55 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.

Koula at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

55

Since 1917

61 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1917

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1977

Koula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1917

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
456789 1977197619311928192619241923192219211917 6

Koula by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 60% of Koula's all-time total
1910s61920s331930s51970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koula?
55 babies have been named Koula since 1917. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Koula most popular?
Koula was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Koula been used?
Koula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 61 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Koula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kourtney, Kourtni, Kourtnee, Kourtnie, 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, 1917–1977 (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.