How Many People Are Named Rula?
An estimated 92 people in the United States have the first name Rula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Rula peaked in popularity in 1918 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rula 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 Rula paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rula is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
92
About 1 in 3,725,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1918
10 births
Total Registered
154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rula
Rula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 154 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rula as a female name
Ranked #15,308 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1918 (10 births)
Rula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rula span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 51 babies were registered. Rula has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rula by Decade
How has Rula 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.
Rula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rula
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rula?
We estimate approximately 92 people named Rula 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 3,725,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Rula a common name?
Rula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rula most popular?
Rula reached peak popularity in 1918, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rula is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rula a female name?
Rula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rula Smith, Rula Johnson, Rula 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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