How Many People Are Named Tula?
An estimated 812 people in the United States have the first name Tula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Tula peaked in popularity in 2019 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tula 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 Tula paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
812
About 1 in 422,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2019
43 births
Total Registered
1,765
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tula
Tula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,765 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tula as a female name
Ranked #4,752 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (43 births)
Tula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tula span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 308 babies were registered. While Tula is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tula by Decade
How has Tula 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.
Tula by State
Birth registrations for Tula span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Alabama, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. On average, about 13 Tulas were registered per state.
Tula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tula
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Tula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tula?
We estimate approximately 812 people named Tula 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 422,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Tula a common name?
Tula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,765 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tula most popular?
Tula reached peak popularity in 2019, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tula is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tula a female name?
Tula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tula Smith, Tula Johnson, Tula 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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