Fun Facts About the Name Tula
- More than 1 thousand babies named Tula: U.S. records list 1,805 babies given the name Tula from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tula Mean?
Tula is used mainly in South Asia as a feminine name meaning "balance" or "scales." It comes from the Sanskrit word tulā (तुला), a term for a balance or scale, formed from the root tul, meaning "to weigh," "to lift," or "to compare." In Hindu astrology, Tulā is also the name of the zodiac sign Libra, the balance, and the personal name carries that same literal sense of weighing and evenness.
The Greek name Toula (Τούλα) is a separate development with no shared origin. It is not related to the Sanskrit word; it is a pet form built with the Greek diminutive ending -ούλα, an affectionate suffix added to feminine names. As a shortened, affectionate form it has no independent lexical meaning of its own.
Tula Name History & Origins
In India and neighboring South Asian countries, Tula has been used as a feminine given name in connection with the Sanskrit word for a balance and with the zodiac sign Libra. In that region, a child's name is sometimes chosen in relation to the lunar zodiac sign (rashi) associated with the birth, and Tula is the rashi corresponding to Libra. The underlying word is old in Sanskrit and appears with the ordinary senses of a scale, a weight, and equality.
The Greek name Toula followed a different path. It belongs to a large group of Greek pet names made with the ending -ούλα, such as Maroula from Maria, where the suffix signals affection or smallness rather than a separate root. Toula can be used on its own or as a short form of a longer feminine name. Because it is a nickname type rather than a name with its own ancient root, it is hard to attach it to one specific parent name.
Tula is also the name of a city in Russia and of a town in Mexico, the latter from the Nahuatl place name Tollan. These places are not the source of the personal name and do not share its origins.
How Popular is the Name Tula?
Tula recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2019. Its best rank was #755 in 1899.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,770 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #4,752 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,263 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #3,957 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 2021 | #4,708 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #5,148 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #3,605 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #4,549 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #4,139 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #4,831 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,712 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #4,444 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #5,307 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,388 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #5,347 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,096 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,189 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #5,269 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #6,536 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #6,339 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #6,233 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #8,686 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #9,020 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #17,809 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #14,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #9,722 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #9,283 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,213 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #7,468 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,854 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #6,523 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,754 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,603 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #6,058 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,918 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #4,805 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #4,044 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #5,705 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,937 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,185 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #4,358 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,406 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,167 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,250 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1947 | #3,432 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,018 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #3,366 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,362 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #3,024 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,652 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #2,264 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,407 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #2,408 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #2,567 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #1,907 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1936 | #2,511 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #1,913 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1934 | #2,279 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #1,767 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1932 | #2,119 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1931 | #1,867 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1930 | #1,657 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1929 | #1,700 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1928 | #1,888 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1927 | #1,519 | 30 | 0.0025% |
| 1926 | #1,717 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1925 | #1,640 | 27 | 0.0022% |
| 1924 | #1,350 | 37 | 0.0030% |
| 1923 | #1,728 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1922 | #1,401 | 34 | 0.0028% |
| 1921 | #1,762 | 25 | 0.0020% |
| 1920 | #1,245 | 39 | 0.0033% |
| 1919 | #1,211 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1918 | #1,297 | 35 | 0.0030% |
| 1917 | #1,602 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1916 | #1,328 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1915 | #1,791 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1914 | #1,812 | 15 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #1,148 | 24 | 0.0038% |
| 1912 | #1,347 | 17 | 0.0030% |
| 1911 | #2,439 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #2,123 | 7 | 0.0018% |
| 1909 | #1,144 | 14 | 0.0040% |
| 1908 | #2,403 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1907 | #944 | 17 | 0.0053% |
| 1906 | #2,200 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1905 | #1,407 | 9 | 0.0031% |
| 1904 | #1,852 | 6 | 0.0022% |
| 1903 | #1,427 | 8 | 0.0031% |
| 1902 | #1,210 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1901 | #1,326 | 8 | 0.0033% |
| 1900 | #1,420 | 9 | 0.0030% |
| 1899 | #755 | 19 | 0.0082% |
| 1898 | #1,953 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1897 | #1,029 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1896 | #1,806 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1895 | #1,199 | 9 | 0.0039% |
| 1894 | #902 | 13 | 0.0058% |
| 1893 | #1,421 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1892 | #1,163 | 8 | 0.0038% |
| 1891 | #1,325 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1890 | #1,089 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1889 | #1,265 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1888 | #1,030 | 8 | 0.0045% |
| 1886 | #988 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1882 | #806 | 7 | 0.0065% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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