How Many People Are Named Roula?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Roula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Roula peaked in popularity in 1968 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roula 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 Roula paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Roula is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1968
7 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roula
Roula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Roula as a female name
Ranked #12,784 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1968 (7 births)
Roula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roula span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 28 babies were registered. Roula remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Roula by Decade
How has Roula 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.
Roula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Roula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roula?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Roula 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Roula a common name?
Roula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roula most popular?
Roula reached peak popularity in 1968, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roula is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roula a female name?
Roula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roula Smith, Roula Johnson, Roula 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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