Girl · #5,040 in 2026

Beula

Beula is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.

  • Biblical Hebrew
Current Rank
#5,040
Peak Rank
#1,092 (1921)
Total Babies
1K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1885
First Year
1953
Last Year
1921
Peak Year
#1092
Peak Rank
1K
Total Count
63
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Beula

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Beula is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Biblical Hebrew

The Story of Beula

Beula first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1885, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 48 births, good for #1,092 nationwide. About 32% of every Beula on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Beula last appeared in the published SSA data in 1953, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Beula

Phonetically similar names — useful when Beula is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Beula

What does the name Beula mean?
Beula is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
What is the origin of the name Beula?
Beula has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Biblical Hebrew.
How popular is Beula in 2026?
In 2026, Beula ranks #5,040 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Beula most popular?
Beula reached its peak popularity in 1921, ranking #1,092 that year with 48 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Beula most popular?
Beula has historically been most popular in Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Beula.
Is Beula a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Beula is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Beula?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Beula include Ether, Olivette, Kinleigh. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Beula

Beula is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Beula's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,092. Use the chart and map above to compare Beula's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.