Holding steady.
Popularity of Bulah since 1880
Babies named Bulah per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1919, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Bulah's real moment was 1905.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 100 |
| 1890s | 213 |
| 1900s | 379 |
| 1910s | 699 |
| 1920s | 874 |
| 1930s | 464 |
| 1940s | 217 |
| 1950s | 69 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Bulah is a rare variant of the better-known Beulah, a name with biblical roots that enjoyed modest popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. According to U.S. Social Security data, Bulah was first recorded in 1880 and reached its peak year of usage in 1905, though it never entered the top 1000 names. Its trajectory has been stable but minimal, with very few births in recent decades and none recorded in 2025. The name is associated with the American heartland of the early 1900s, and while it lacks widespread recognition today, it may appeal to parents seeking an uncommon vintage name with a soft, melodic sound. Because Bulah did not appear in the top states listing, its usage was likely scattered across the country without a strong regional concentration.
Bulah is most likely a variant spelling of Beulah, a name that appears in the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah 62:4) as a symbolic name for the land of Israel, meaning 'married'. Beulah was adopted as a given name by English Puritans in the 17th century. The spelling Bulah, while less common, occasionally appears in historical U.S. records, reflecting phonetic or regional variations.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Beulah
Sibling names for Bulah
Names that share Bulah's style, for a brother or sister.
