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.
- #22,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak 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.
- #22,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rula ranks #22,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rula's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 33% of the file).
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).
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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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rula
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1916–2018 (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 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 August 2026.