Sula — #8928 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Sula

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,397 babies named Sula between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sula currently holds the #8928 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sula performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 251 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sula in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sula 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 1,397 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.