Is Sula a boy or girl name?

Sula is a girl’s name. Of the 1,404 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sula

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Sula was most popular in 1921, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,497 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,404 people named Sula.

Sula over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sula’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sula a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sula is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,404 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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