Dula

Girl · recorded 1896–1937

  • 1937last recorded
  • 1896best year

Most popular in 1896.

Last recorded in 1937. 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 Dula.

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Its story

Popularity since 1896

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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 22 recorded years as a table
Dula, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189621
190020
191013
19129
191310
19147
19156
19178
19187
19198
19204
19219
192312
19245
19254
19265
192710
19284
19296
19358
19365
19375

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dula 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1937
5
Rank in 1937
#4,255
How rare
1 in 212,806 girls
Since 1896
154

Dula was last recorded in 1937. 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 1896, at 21 per million girls born.

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

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