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Girl name

Thula

100% girls · last recorded 1935

Thula has been given to about 164 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 18
Median age today94 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thula per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time164

How popular is Thula?

Its best year was 1921, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2921st. The typical living American called Thula is about 94 years old today.

Names that sound like Thula

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lula0.70
  2. Zula0.70
  3. Paula0.65
  4. Eula0.65
  5. Thelma0.61
  6. Twila0.62
  7. Shyla0.62
  8. Twyla0.62

Middle names for Thula

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thula Josephine0.84
  2. Thula Rose0.83
  3. Thula Louise0.83
  4. Thula June0.82
  5. Thula Pearl0.82
  6. Thula Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Thula

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Goldiesister · 0.64
  2. Cleoeither · 0.62
  3. Lottiesister · 0.62
  4. Estellesister · 0.62
  5. Forestbrother · 0.52
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.51

Where Thula is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Thula White0.78
    2. Thula Reyes0.78
    3. Thula Nguyen0.78
    4. Thula Moore0.78
    5. Thula Lee0.78
    6. Thula Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Thula

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.