How Many People Are Named Tulsa?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Tulsa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Tulsa peaked in popularity in 2023 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tulsa 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 Tulsa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
38 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tulsa
Tulsa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tulsa as a female name
Ranked #5,575 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (38 births)
Tulsa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tulsa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 113 babies were registered. Tulsa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Tulsa by Decade
How has Tulsa 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.
Tulsa by State
Tulsa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tulsa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tulsa
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tulsa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tulsa?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Tulsa 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Tulsa a common name?
Tulsa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tulsa most popular?
Tulsa reached peak popularity in 2023, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tulsa is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tulsa a female name?
Tulsa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tulsa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tulsa Smith, Tulsa Johnson, Tulsa 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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