Total births
154
Girls' name · since 1916
Rula
154 babies named Rula in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 154
- total births
- 1916–2018
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
154 girls have been named Rula since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rula recorded 154 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2018.
- 154 total births
- 1916–2018 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
154 girls have been named Rula since 1916, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.
- 154
- total births
- 1916–2018
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Rula was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
10 babies were named Rula in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Rula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rula's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rula at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Rula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2018
- Peak year (1918)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Rula by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rula's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rula? ▼
Rula has been given to 154 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 10 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Rula most popular? ▼
Rula was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Rula been used? ▼
Records for Rula go back to 1916, giving 103 years of history through 2018.
What to do with Rula's data
- Rula's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–2018 (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. "Rula: Baby Name Since 1916 - 154 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rula. 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 Rula 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 July 2026.