How Many People Are Named Beaulah?
An estimated 234 people in the United States have the first name Beaulah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Beaulah peaked in popularity in 1921 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Beaulah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Beaulah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Beaulah is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
Estimated Living Americans
234
About 1 in 1,464,762 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1921
81 births
Total Registered
2,273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Beaulah
Beaulah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,273 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Beaulah as a female name
Ranked #8,532 in 1973
5 female births in 1973
Peak: 1921 (81 births)
Beaulah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Beaulah span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 678 babies were registered. Beaulah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Beaulah by Decade
How has Beaulah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Beaulah by State
Birth registrations for Beaulah span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 40 Beaulahs were registered per state.
Beaulah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Beaulah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Beaulah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beaulah?
We estimate approximately 234 people named Beaulah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,464,762 Americans share this first name.
Is Beaulah a common name?
Beaulah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Beaulah most popular?
Beaulah reached peak popularity in 1921, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Beaulah is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Beaulah a female name?
Beaulah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Beaulah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Beaulah Smith, Beaulah Johnson, Beaulah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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