Given name & surname
Bula
“married”·“woman who is claimed as a wife”
Bula 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
Bula 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
Bula 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 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bula 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
Bula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,034
- 0 boys · 1,034 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 43 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 5 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 172 as a first name in 2020; 658 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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