Is Bula a boy or girl name?

Bula is a girl’s name. Of the 1,034 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Bula

Recorded 1881–1950 · United States

Bula was most popular in 1920, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,144 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,034 people named Bula.

Bula over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bula’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bula a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bula is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,034 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org