Sula is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Sula is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,035 for girl births in the United States (and #21,761 across all names), given to 7 babies. Sula was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #13,035 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,489 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #17,329 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,306 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #9,475 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,984 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #11,329 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,611 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #16,012 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #10,776 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,838 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,859 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,332 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #16,533 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,545 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,199 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #18,472 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,912 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,710 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,480 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #7,180 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,263 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,339 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,597 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,338 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,275 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,982 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #2,687 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,673 |
| 1946 | 19 | — | #2,222 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #3,107 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #2,187 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,339 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,794 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,520 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,713 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,565 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,154 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,084 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,503 |
| 1935 | 18 | — | #1,907 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | #1,690 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | #2,141 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #1,943 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | #2,569 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #2,013 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #2,089 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,412 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #2,014 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | #1,923 |
| 1925 | 28 | — | #1,601 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | #1,862 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | #1,776 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #1,889 |
| 1921 | 34 | — | #1,407 |
| 1920 | 25 | — | #1,700 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | #1,523 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | #1,596 |
| 1917 | 31 | — | #1,331 |
| 1916 | 28 | — | #1,403 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | #1,399 |
| 1914 | 32 | — | #1,078 |
| 1913 | 27 | — | #1,062 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | #1,529 |
| 1911 | 23 | — | #926 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | #1,203 |
| 1909 | 17 | — | #1,013 |
| 1908 | 19 | — | #938 |
| 1907 | 22 | — | #814 |
| 1906 | 17 | — | #912 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | #960 |
| 1904 | 15 | — | #961 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | #966 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | #1,310 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #764 |
| 1900 | 27 | — | #703 |
| 1899 | 18 | — | #786 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | #838 |
| 1897 | 16 | — | #820 |
| 1896 | 22 | — | #685 |
| 1895 | 12 | — | #976 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | #947 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | #787 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | #757 |
| 1891 | 18 | — | #642 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | #754 |
| 1889 | 17 | — | #640 |
| 1888 | 18 | — | #610 |
| 1887 | 12 | — | #688 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | #773 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #913 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | #637 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #810 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #629 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #813 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | #625 |