Total births
53
Girls' name · since 1886
Lulah
53 babies named Lulah in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1889. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 53
- total births
- 1886–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Lulah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Lulah recorded 53 times among girls since 1886, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2018.
- 53 total births
- 1886–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
53 girls have been named Lulah since 1886, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 53
- total births
- 1886–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Lulah was born in this single decade.
1889
Single peak year
9 babies were named Lulah in 1889 - its busiest year on record.
Lulah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lulah splits its recorded history at 1927: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1889 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lulah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1889
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1886
Lulah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2018
- Peak year (1889)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Lulah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lulah's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Lulah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lulah? ▼
Since 1886, Social Security records show 53 babies named Lulah. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 1889, with 9 births.
When was Lulah most popular? ▼
Lulah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1889.
How long has the name Lulah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lulah since 1886 -- 133 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Lulah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lula, Lulu, Lular, Lulla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1886–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lulah: Baby Name Since 1886 - 53 Births, Peak 1889." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lulah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lulah 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 June 2026.