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Tulsa

/ˈtʌlsə/ · 100% girls · 18 born in 2025

Tulsa has been given to about 175 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtʌlsə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 168
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tulsa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 38
  • Born in 202518
  • All time175

How popular is Tulsa?

Its best year was 2023, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 3980th. The typical living American called Tulsa is about 4 years old today.

Names that sound like Tulsa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Julisa0.70
  2. Julissa0.68
  3. Yulissa0.68
  4. Luisa0.65
  5. Tessa0.62
  6. Elsa0.62
  7. Tresa0.62
  8. Tressa0.60

Middle names for Tulsa

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

Sibling names for Tulsa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Duttonbrother · 0.86
  2. Wrenleighsister · 0.85
  3. Izaelbrother · 0.85
  4. Xylasister · 0.84
  5. Kailanysister · 0.84
  6. Cruebrother · 0.84

Where Tulsa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.