Lula
- #1,927 for girls in 2025, 100 births
- Last seen for boys in 1949 at #3,690
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 655 births
- Debut · girls
- 621 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 85,248since 1880
Lula over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,927 | 100 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,942 | 102 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,826 | 110 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,961 | 100 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,506 | 140 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,721 | 117 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,755 | 117 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,852 | 109 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,770 | 118 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,757 | 118 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,996 | 99 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,977 | 99 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,064 | 93 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,589 | 69 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,000 | 57 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,267 | 51 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,601 | 45 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,029 | 35 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | — | |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | — | |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | — | |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | — | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,260 | 26 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,253 | 26 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,940 | 30 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,629 | 32 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,515 | 34 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,756 | 53 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,532 | 63 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,527 | 61 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,541 | 60 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,594 | 59 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,452 | 70 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,453 | 65 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,046 | 97 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,063 | 97 | — | |
| 1965 | #989 | 110 | — | |
| 1964 | #778 | 176 | — | |
| 1963 | #870 | 145 | — | |
| 1962 | #806 | 168 | — | |
| 1961 | #724 | 206 | — | |
| 1960 | #653 | 241 | — | |
| 1959 | #650 | 237 | — | |
| 1958 | #615 | 258 | — | |
| 1957 | #547 | 308 | — | |
| 1956 | #516 | 329 | — | |
| 1955 | #492 | 343 | — | |
| 1954 | #437 | 403 | — | |
| 1953 | #436 | 405 | — | |
| 1952 | #379 | 476 | — | |
| 1951 | #345 | 532 | — | |
| 1950 | #340 | 528 | — | |
| 1949 | #303 | 651 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #319 | 594 | — | |
| 1947 | #301 | 689 | — | |
| 1946 | #279 | 680 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #252 | 722 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #251 | 719 | — | |
| 1943 | #245 | 782 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #226 | 851 | — | |
| 1941 | #214 | 824 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #212 | 820 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #192 | 923 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #191 | 973 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #182 | 1,087 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #175 | 1,099 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #174 | 1,086 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #166 | 1,124 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #166 | 1,087 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #157 | 1,230 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #162 | 1,154 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #157 | 1,314 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #158 | 1,333 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #158 | 1,376 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #150 | 1,586 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #154 | 1,564 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #149 | 1,707 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #146 | 1,776 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #151 | 1,673 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #142 | 1,759 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #143 | 1,778 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #139 | 1,765 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #134 | 1,776 | — | |
| 1918 | #132 | 1,771 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #135 | 1,607 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #127 | 1,676 | — | |
| 1915 | #129 | 1,537 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #120 | 1,345 | — | |
| 1913 | #110 | 1,179 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #107 | 1,094 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #94 | 970 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #93 | 975 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #91 | 922 | — | |
| 1908 | #89 | 892 | — | |
| 1907 | #84 | 905 | — | |
| 1906 | #78 | 911 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #78 | 963 | — | |
| 1904 | #77 | 894 | — | |
| 1903 | #73 | 913 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #71 | 976 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #67 | 905 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #62 | 1,237 | — | |
| 1899 | #67 | 894 | — | |
| 1898 | #64 | 1,069 | #663 | 11 |
| 1897 | #63 | 971 | — | |
| 1896 | #64 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1895 | #64 | 987 | — | |
| 1894 | #60 | 1,042 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #57 | 1,034 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #53 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1891 | #50 | 1,010 | — | |
| 1890 | #48 | 1,121 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #47 | 1,067 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #44 | 1,173 | — | |
| 1887 | #47 | 891 | — | |
| 1886 | #40 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1885 | #41 | 949 | — | |
| 1884 | #39 | 916 | — | |
| 1883 | #43 | 790 | — | |
| 1882 | #40 | 780 | — | |
| 1881 | #36 | 655 | — | |
| 1880 | #39 | 621 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lula was already there! It came in at #39, and was given to 621 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1995–1998, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Lula is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Mississippi#384 · 1 in 1,271
- Alabama#819 · 1 in 3,664
- Tennessee#1,127 · 1 in 6,415
- New York#1,526 · 1 in 9,791
Best ever in a state: #23 in Alabama, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #384 | 7 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Alabama | #819 | 5 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Tennessee | #1,127 | 5 | 1 in 6,415 |
| New York | #1,526 | 8 | 1 in 9,791 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 15 spots since 2024 (#1,942 → #1,927)
- 206 spots since 2020 (#1,721 → #1,927)
- 69 spots since 2015 (#1,996 → #1,927)
- Biggest jump: 92 spots in 1964
- Biggest drop: 211 spots in 1965
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #36 (655 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 76 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1880–1911
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1880–1965
Share of babies · girls
1 in 138
- Highest: 1 in 138 girls born in 1882 were named Lula (0.72%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,073 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #36 in 1881, was only 1 in 140 (0.71%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.1% of all girls named Lula (16,317) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,882 | #36 (1881) | #42 |
| 1890s | 10,238 | #48 (1890) | #59 |
| 1900s | 9,518 | #62 (1900) | #77 |
| 1910s | 13,930 | #93 (1910) | #118 |
| 1920s | 16,317 | #139 (1920) | #149 |
| 1930s | 11,077 | #157 (1930) | #172 |
| 1940s | 7,332 | #212 (1940) | #260 |
| 1950s | 3,819 | #340 (1950) | #476 |
| 1960s | 1,373 | #653 (1960) | #973 |
| 1970s | 501 | #1,452 (1970) | #1,968 |
| 1980s | 210 | #2,940 (1980) | #4,049 |
| 1990s | 116 | #5,249 (1994) | #7,933 |
| 2000s | 290 | #3,000 (2009) | #5,623 |
| 2010s | 976 | #1,755 (2019) | #2,061 |
| 2020s | 669 | #1,506 (2021) | #1,814 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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