Given name & surname
Tula
“balance; a sign of the zodiac”
Tula is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “balance; a sign of the zodiac.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “balance; a sign of the zodiac.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,805
- 0 boys · 1,805 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,770 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,770 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,299 as a first name in 2020; 580 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.
Tula’s family of names
Tula has a related form in Tulah. Tula has a related form in Tulla. Tula has a related form in Tullah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tula
- Cyd CharisseAmerican dancer and actress (1921–2008)1922–2008
- TulisaBritish singer, songwriter and actressborn 1988
- Tula LotayEnglish comic book artistborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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