Given name
Beula
“married”·“woman who is claimed as a wife”
Beula is a variant of Beulah. Interpretations include “married” and “woman who is claimed as a wife” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beula is a variant of Beulah. Interpretations include “married” and “woman who is claimed as a wife” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Beula is a variant of Beulah. An origin associated with Beulah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Beula is a variant of Beulah. The history of Beulah gives this family its wider story. Beulah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Beula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,183
- 0 boys · 1,183 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1953. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 232 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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