Girls' name · since 1888
Lulla
Lulla has 452 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
452 girls have been named Lulla since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lulla recorded 452 times among girls since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2022.
- #12,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 452 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lulla ranks #12,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 452 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lulla's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lulla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lulla's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lulla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2022
- Peak year (1926)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Lulla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (120 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Lulla's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lulla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 41
1890s
41 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
91 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
100 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 120 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lulla's data
- Lulla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lulla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1888–2022 (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 Lulla 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.