How Many People Are Named Sula?
people named Sula are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,109,691 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,404 babies named Sula in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
34 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sula in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sula alive today is about 47 years old, and 52% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 9 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sula first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 34 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sula has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #610, in 1888. In 2025 it ranked #13,030.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,030 |
| Best rank | #610 (1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,282 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sula alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sula were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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