US rank #5737 Girls' name Peak 2018 282 births

Tulip — #5737 US girls' name

282 babies named Tulip in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s1432020s118
#5737
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tulip was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

32 babies were named Tulip in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tulip

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Tulip between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tulip currently holds the #5737 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tulip performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tulip shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tulip in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tulip 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 282 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.

Tulip at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

282

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2018

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,737

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tulip popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
32
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220072006 9

Tulip by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
143 births that decade — 51% of Tulip's all-time total
2000s212010s1432020s118

Tulip by state

Where Tulip concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tulip
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 5.7%
Texas share of Tulip's total US births 5.7%

16 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tulip?
282 babies have been named Tulip since 2006. It currently ranks #5737 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 32 births.
When was Tulip most popular?
Tulip was most popular in the 2010s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Tulip most popular?
The top states for the name Tulip are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Tulip been used?
Tulip has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tulip?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tula, Tulsi, Tuleen, Tully, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.