Total births
51
Girls' name · since 1968
Roula
Roula has 51 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 51
- total births
- 1968–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
51 girls have been named Roula since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Roula has 51 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1987.
- 51 total births
- 1968–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
51 girls have been named Roula since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 51
- total births
- 1968–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Roula was born in this single decade.
1968
Single peak year
7 babies were named Roula in 1968 - its busiest year on record.
Roula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roula's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roula at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1968
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Roula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1987
- Peak year (1968)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Roula by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Roula's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Roula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Roula? ▼
51 babies have been named Roula since 1968. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1968 with 7 births.
When was Roula most popular? ▼
Roula was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Roula been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Roula since 1968 -- 20 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Roula? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roux, Rouse, Rous, Rousse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Roula
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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, 1968–1987 (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. "Roula: Baby Name Since 1968 - 51 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/roula. 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 Roula 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.