Girls' name · since 1880
Loula
Loula has 654 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1884 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 654
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Loula currently ranks #7887 among girls' names in America, with 654 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Loula recorded 654 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #7887 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1880s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #9,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,887 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 654 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loula ranks #9,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,887 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 654 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #9,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 654
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Loula's 654 recorded births place it above 86.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Loula compares
654 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loula's all-time total is 74% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loula | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 654 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loula splits its recorded history at 1919: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1884 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1884)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Loula by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (132 births, 20% of the file).
1880s was Loula's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Loula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
132 births
- 1890s
1890s
94 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 132 births (20% of all-time use).
How Loula compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loula's total volume
Loula by state
Where Loula concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 654 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loula's data
- Loula's decade-level peak was the 1880s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Loulas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1884)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Loula 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.