Girls' name · since 1960

Voula

Voula has 64 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

64
total births
1960–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade

Voula sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 64 recorded since 1960.

Social Security Administration records show Voula recorded 64 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1980.

  • 64 total births
  • 1960–1980 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 64% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

64 girls have been named Voula since 1960, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.

64
total births
1960–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Voula was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

12 babies were named Voula in 1971 - its busiest year on record.

Voula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Voula's full recorded timeline at 1971, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Voula at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

64

Since 1960

21 years of records

Peak year

1971

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1960

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1980

Voula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1971)
12
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
468101214 196019631964197019711972197319761980 7

Voula by decade

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

1970s was Voula's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Voula births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Voula?
64 babies have been named Voula since 1960. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1971 with 12 births.
When was Voula most popular?
Voula was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Voula been used?
Voula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 21 years of data through 1980.

What to do with Voula's data

  • Voula's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1960–1980 (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. "Voula: Baby Name Since 1960 - 64 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/voula. 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 Voula 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 July 2026.