Girls' name · since 2006
Tulip
Tulip has 302 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,070 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tulip is the #6070 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 302 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tulip has been recorded 302 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #6070 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #15,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,070 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 302 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tulip ranks #15,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,070 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 302 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,070 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tulip's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tulip compares
302 45th percentile among 17,297 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
Tulip's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tulip | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 302 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tulip's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tulip splits its recorded history at 2017: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tulip popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tulip by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (143 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Tulip's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tulip births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 143 births (47% of all-time use).
Tulip by state
Where Tulip concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 5.3% |
16 of 302 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tulip's data
- Tulip's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tulips (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tulip: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Tulip 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.