Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Soula isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Soula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 5 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 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 187 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 49,290 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Soula’s family of names
In Greek usage, Soula as a surname is a transliteration of Σούλα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Soula, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Sonja
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Suzie
“resembling a graceful white lily”
>99% girls
Sarita
“princess”
>99% girls
Suzanne
“resembling a graceful white lily”
>99% girls
Johnna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Sonya
“having great wisdom and foresight” · “wisdom”
>99% girls