How Many People Are Named Sula?
An estimated 272 people in the United States have the first name Sula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Sula peaked in popularity in 1921 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sula 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 Sula paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
272
About 1 in 1,260,126 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1921
34 births
Total Registered
1,397
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sula
Sula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,397 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sula as a female name
Ranked #9,451 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (34 births)
Sula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sula span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 251 babies were registered. Sula has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sula by Decade
How has Sula 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.
Sula by State
Birth registrations for Sula span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina. The lowest are in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky. On average, about 12 Sulas were registered per state.
Sula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sula
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Sula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sula?
We estimate approximately 272 people named Sula 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 1,260,126 Americans share this first name.
Is Sula a common name?
Sula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,397 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sula most popular?
Sula reached peak popularity in 1921, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sula is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sula a female name?
Sula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sula Smith, Sula Johnson, Sula 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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