How Many People Are Named Bulah?
An estimated 248 people in the United States have the first name Bulah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Bulah peaked in popularity in 1919 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bulah 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 Bulah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Bulah is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
Estimated Living Americans
248
About 1 in 1,382,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1919
115 births
Total Registered
3,027
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bulah
Bulah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,027 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bulah as a female name
Ranked #5,356 in 1963
7 female births in 1963
Peak: 1919 (115 births)
Bulah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bulah span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 874 babies were registered. Bulah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bulah by Decade
How has Bulah 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.
Bulah by State
Birth registrations for Bulah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Missouri, Oklahoma. On average, about 92 Bulahs were registered per state.
Bulah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bulah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bulah
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bulah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bulah?
We estimate approximately 248 people named Bulah 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 1,382,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Bulah a common name?
Bulah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,027 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bulah most popular?
Bulah reached peak popularity in 1919, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bulah is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bulah a female name?
Bulah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bulah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bulah Smith, Bulah Johnson, Bulah 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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