Girls' name · since 1914
Tulsa
Tulsa has 175 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,347 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tulsa currently ranks #6347 among girls' names in America, with 175 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Tulsa recorded 175 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #6347 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #21,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,347 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 175 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tulsa ranks #21,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,347 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 175 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,347 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tulsa's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tulsa compares
175 34th 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
Tulsa's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tulsa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tulsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tulsa splits its recorded history at 2019: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tulsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Tulsa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (131 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Tulsa's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Tulsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 131 births (75% of all-time use).
Tulsa by state
Where Tulsa concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tulsa's data
- Texas records the most Tulsas (5 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 Tulsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Tulsa 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.