Bula

Girl · recorded 1881–1950

  • 1950last recorded
  • 1889best year

Most popular in 1889.

Last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Bula.

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

05110118811898191619331950

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 63 recorded years as a table
Bula, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188165
188353
188439
188545
188741
1889101
189074
189143
189238
189338
189454
189547
189650
189734
189839
189939
190050
190234
190319
190444
190545
190651
190741
190848
190952
191033
191131
191225
191330
191434
191540
191629
191725
191831
191928
192036
192128
192224
192333
192426
192523
192621
192721
192816
192924
193015
19318
193220
193316
193422
193515
193614
193718
193815
19399
19405
19415
19428
19437
19445
19454
19463
19503

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bula isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1950
5
Rank in 1950
#5,301
How rare
1 in 342,610 girls
Since 1881
1,034

Bula was last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1889, at 101 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Bula doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.