How Many People Are Named Thula Yeager?

There are approximately 1 people named Thula Yeager living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Thula with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yeager. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Thula

Last Name

Yeager

Thula: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Thula. The peak year was 1921 with 12 births. The average person named Thula today is 111 years old.

Ancestry of the Yeager Surname

The surname Yeager was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Yeager in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

90.85%

Black

1.81%

Hispanic

2.93%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.65%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.62%

Two or More Races

3.15%

How we calculated this

The first name "Thula" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Yeager" appears at a rate of 7.27 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Thula are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Thula

Thula Jones Thula Smith Thula Williams Thula Brown Thula Johnson Thula Garcia Thula Meek Thula Allen

Other people with the surname Yeager

Michael Yeager James Yeager John Yeager David Yeager Robert Yeager William Yeager Leroy Yeager

Thula Yeager: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Thula Yeager?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Thula Yeager are alive in the United States today. The first name Thula is shared by 4 Americans, and the surname Yeager is shared by 24,917.

How rare is the name Thula Yeager?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Thula is very rare and the surname Yeager is uncommon.

Is Thula a male or female name?

Thula is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1921 and the average bearer today is 111 years old.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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