Recorded 1886–2018 Girls' name Peak 1889 53 births

Lulah — girls' name

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.

1880s141890s71910s61920s52010s21
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.

What the Data Says About Lulah

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Lulah between 1886 and 2018, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lulah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1889, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lulah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lulah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lulah 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 53 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.

Lulah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

53

Since 1886

133 years of records

Peak year

1889

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1886

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lulah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1886

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1889)
9
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Lulah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 40% of Lulah's all-time total
1880s141890s71910s61920s52010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lulah?
53 babies have been named Lulah since 1886. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year 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?
Lulah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 133 years of data through 2018.
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.

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, 1886–2018 (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.