Girls' name · since 1880
Lula
85,248 babies named Lula in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 85,248
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lula currently ranks #1927 among girls' names in America, with 85,248 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lula has been recorded 85,248 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1927 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 85,248 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lula ranks #419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 85,248 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 85,248
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lula's 85,248 recorded births place it above 99.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Lula compares
85,248 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Lula's all-time total is 227x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lula | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85,248 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,778 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lula splits its recorded history at 1953: 8% of all births land in the more recent half, 92% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 1,778 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lula popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 1,778
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lula popularity over time - boys
339 total births recorded since 1889 (Lula as boys' name)
Lula by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16,317 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Lula's strongest decade.
16,317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
8,882 births
- 1890s
1890s
10,238 births
- 1900s
1900s
9,518 births
- 1910s
1910s
13,930 births
- 1920s
1920s
16,317 births
- 1930s
1930s
11,077 births
- 1940s
1940s
7,332 births
- 1950s 3,819
1950s
3,819 births
- 1960s 1,373
1960s
1,373 births
- 1970s 501
1970s
501 births
- 1980s 210
1980s
210 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 290
2000s
290 births
- 2010s 976
2010s
976 births
- 2020s 669
2020s
669 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16,317 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lula 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 Lula's total volume
Lula by state
Where Lula concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5,444 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5,375 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5,216 | 6.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 4,791 | 5.6% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 4,236 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 3,765 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 2,916 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 2,836 | 3.3% |
5,444 of 85,248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Lula appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lula's data
- Lula's decade-level peak was the 1920s (16,317 total births); usage has since declined to 669 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lulas (5,444 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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 Lula 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.