Total births
235
Girls' name · since 1915
Toula
Toula has 235 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12242
- among girls today
- 235
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Toula is the #12242 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 235 recorded since 1915.
Toula has 235 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12242 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #12242 among girls today
- 235 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Toula is currently the #12242 girls' name in America, more common than 31% of girls - 235 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12242
- among girls today
- 235
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other girls
Toula vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12242
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 31% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
18% of everyone ever named Toula was born in this single decade.
1931
Single peak year
11 babies were named Toula in 1931 - its busiest year on record.
How Toula compares
235 40th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Toula's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Toula | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 235 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Toula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Toula's SSA record in two at 1961 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 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Toula at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1931
Current rank
#12,242
Active since
1915
Toula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1931)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Toula by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Toula's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Toula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 43 births (18% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Toula? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 235 babies named Toula. Today it holds rank #12242 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1931, with 11 births.
When was Toula most popular? ▼
Toula was most popular in the 2020s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Toula been used? ▼
Records for Toula go back to 1915, giving 111 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Toula? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tousha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1915–2025 (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. "Toula: #12242 Girls' Name - 235 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/toula. 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 Toula 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.