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.
- #32,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak 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.
- #32,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Voula ranks #32,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Voula's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1980
- Peak year (1971)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Voula by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 64% of the file).
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
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (64% of all-time use).
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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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Voula
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Two nationwide peer axes for Voula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1960–1980 (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 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 August 2026.