Recorded 2005–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 12 births

Kulia — girls' name

12 babies named Kulia in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s6
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kulia was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kulia in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kulia

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Kulia between 2005 and 2012, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kulia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kulia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kulia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kulia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kulia 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 12 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.

Kulia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

12

Since 2005

8 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2005

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kulia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2005

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
6 20122005 6

Kulia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 50% of Kulia's all-time total
2000s62010s6

Kulia by state

Where Kulia concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kulia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 41.7%
Hawaii share of Kulia's total US births 41.7%

5 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kulia?
12 babies have been named Kulia since 2005. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Kulia most popular?
Kulia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kulia most popular?
The top states for the name Kulia are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Kulia been used?
Kulia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 8 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kulia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kulture, Kulsoom, Kulsum, Kulani, and 1 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, 2005–2012 (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.