Recorded 1968–1987 Girls' name Peak 1968 51 births

Roula — girls' name

51 babies named Roula in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s161980s28
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.

What the Data Says About Roula

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Roula between 1968 and 1987, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roula performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Roula shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roula 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 51 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.

Roula at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

51

Since 1968

20 years of records

Peak year

1968

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1968

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1987

Roula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1968

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1968)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719851983198119801973197219701968 7

Roula by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 55% of Roula's all-time total
1960s71970s161980s28

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?
Roula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 20 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Roula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roux, Rouse, Rous, Rouguiatou, 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, 1968–1987 (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.