Given name
Yula
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Yula is a variant of Yulia. In Russian use, Yulia carries the interpretation “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yula is a variant of Yulia. In Russian use, Yulia carries the interpretation “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yula connects to the Julia name family through Yulia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yula connects to the Julia name family through Yulia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Yula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 0 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 10 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 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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