Nuala

Where Nuala comes from

From Irish: either a shortened form of Fionnuala, alternative form of Fionnghuala, or an alternative form of Úna.
— Wiktionary's entry for Nuala
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Nuala through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #4,651 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1965
    Peak, #4,494
    9 babies named Nuala, its best rank.
  3. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.