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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#45 · 1 in 195
- Arkansas#64 · 1 in 293
- Alabama#69 · 1 in 295
- Florida#69 · 1 in 307
- Georgia#73 · 1 in 303
Best ever in a state: #23 in Alabama, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #45 | 109 | 1 in 195 |
| Arkansas | #64 | 59 | 1 in 293 |
| Alabama | #69 | 96 | 1 in 295 |
| Florida | #69 | 41 | 1 in 307 |
| Georgia | #73 | 97 | 1 in 303 |
| South Carolina | #75 | 70 | 1 in 285 |
| Louisiana | #93 | 59 | 1 in 347 |
| North Carolina | #93 | 94 | 1 in 379 |
| Tennessee | #93 | 65 | 1 in 406 |
| Kentucky | #110 | 55 | 1 in 468 |
| Oklahoma | #124 | 37 | 1 in 540 |
| Missouri | #130 | 39 | 1 in 662 |
| West Virginia | #136 | 30 | 1 in 612 |
| Virginia | #137 | 39 | 1 in 583 |
| Indiana | #179 | 17 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Utah | #196 | 5 | 1 in 912 |
| New Mexico | #198 | 6 | 1 in 810 |
| Texas | #198 | 58 | 1 in 946 |
| Arizona | #201 | 5 | 1 in 798 |
| Illinois | #206 | 31 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Kansas | #243 | 7 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Maryland | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Wisconsin | #269 | 8 | 1 in 2,840 |
| Ohio | #279 | 16 | 1 in 2,931 |
| Pennsylvania | #378 | 13 | 1 in 5,465 |
| Michigan | #395 | 7 | 1 in 5,538 |
| California | #438 | 8 | 1 in 4,602 |
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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.
See more about Lula
- 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 (#870 → #778)
- Biggest drop: 211 spots in 1965 (#778 → #989)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #36 (655 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 76 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1880–1911
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1880–1965
- 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
- 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.
Lula in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 947 of them was named Lula, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 94,291 of them was named Lula, which outranked 45.9% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,062Winthrop12
- #2,062Ysidro12
- #2,062Zeb12
- #2,184Lula11
- #2,184Acy11
- #2,184Adrien11
- #2,184Adron11
- #2,301Abran10
- #2,301Alcide10
- #2,301Alson10
Tied with 116 names at #2,184; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.