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First Name
73k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
232
in the U.S.
in 2010

Beulah

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Married
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Gender: Girl
781^st All Time
81,458^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	131	131	0
1881	162	162	0
1882	190	190	0
1883	217	217	0
1884	233	233	0
1885	309	309	0	#97 girl name
1886	345	345	0	#98 girl name
1887	355	355	0	#90 girl name
1888	426	426	0	#95 girl name
1889	498	498	0	#82 girl name
1890	573	573	0	#79 girl name
1891	526	526	0	#81 girl name
1892	644	638	6	#77 girl name
1893	622	622	0	#80 girl name
1894	675	675	0	#79 girl name
1895	760	760	0	#74 girl name
1896	750	750	0	#77 girl name
1897	688	688	0	#81 girl name
1898	789	783	6	#82 girl name
1899	770	770	0	#76 girl name
1900	981	974	7	#78 girl name
1901	859	859	0	#74 girl name
1902	878	873	5	#77 girl name
1903	920	920	0	#72 girl name
1904	983	983	0	#72 girl name
1905	968	968	0	#77 girl name
1906	980	980	0	#75 girl name
1907	1,092	1,092	0	#73 girl name
1908	1,020	1,015	5	#82 girl name
1909	1,052	1,052	0	#80 girl name
1910	1,137	1,131	6	#83 girl name
1911	1,252	1,244	8	#79 girl name
1912	1,615	1,607	8	#80 girl name
1913	1,646	1,640	6	#85 girl name
1914	1,776	1,776	0	#96 girl name
1915	2,282	2,268	14	#95 girl name
1916	2,408	2,401	7	#97 girl name
1917	2,244	2,232	12
1918	2,372	2,363	9
1919	2,217	2,212	5
1920	2,383	2,377	6
1921	2,322	2,313	9
1922	2,104	2,096	8
1923	2,060	2,051	9
1924	2,010	2,005	5
1925	1,787	1,779	8
1926	1,649	1,649	0
1927	1,665	1,658	7
1928	1,429	1,422	7
1929	1,276	1,276	0
1930	1,216	1,210	6
1931	1,074	1,063	11
1932	1,006	999	7
1933	901	896	5
1934	932	932	0
1935	850	844	6
1936	748	743	5
1937	723	718	5
1938	695	690	5
1939	574	574	0
1940	621	621	0
1941	554	554	0
1942	508	508	0
1943	502	502	0
1944	461	461	0
1945	394	394	0
1946	352	352	0
1947	372	372	0
1948	326	326	0
1949	318	318	0
1950	288	288	0
1951	232	232	0
1952	203	203	0
1953	181	181	0
1954	195	195	0
1955	152	152	0
1956	139	139	0
1957	142	142	0
1958	131	131	0
1959	117	117	0
1960	80	80	0
1961	95	95	0
1962	88	88	0
1963	92	92	0
1964	78	78	0
1965	62	62	0
1966	46	46	0
1967	65	65	0
1968	28	28	0
1969	37	37	0
1970	50	50	0
1971	35	35	0
1972	26	26	0
1973	27	27	0
1974	33	33	0
1975	23	23	0
1976	26	26	0
1977	20	20	0
1978	27	27	0
1979	19	19	0
1980	21	21	0
1981	20	20	0
1982	20	20	0
1983	17	17	0
1984	19	19	0
1985	17	17	0
1986	12	12	0
1987	11	11	0
1988	16	16	0
1989	16	16	0
1990	14	14	0
1991	12	12	0
1992	7	7	0
1993	5	5	0
1994	10	10	0
1995	9	9	0
1996	7	7	0
1997	9	9	0
1999	6	6	0
2000	7	7	0
2001	7	7	0
2002	9	9	0
2003	5	5	0
2004	12	12	0
2005	9	9	0
2006	9	9	0
2007	7	7	0
2008	7	7	0
2009	6	6	0
2010	5	5	0
2012	12	12	0
2013	14	14	0
2014	11	11	0
2015	14	14	0

Fun Facts about the name Beulah

How many people with the first name Beulah have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 73,276 babies born with the first name Beulah in the United States. That's more than enough people named Beulah to occupy the country of Dominica with an estimated population of 71,293 (as of May 14, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Beulah? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 131 new born babies.
When was Beulah first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Beulah is Sunday, February 6th, 1870.
What year had the most people named Beulah born? The highest recorded use of the first name Beulah was in 1916 with a total of 2,401 babies. That's a lot of babies named Beulah!
Random Beulah Factoid: According to the 1916 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Beulah ranks 68^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Nebraska. Imagine that, 44 babies in Nebraska have the same name as you in 1916.
Weird things about the name Beulah: Your name in reverse order is Halueb. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Lhueab. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Beulah? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 232 people with the last name Beulah.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Beulah? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Beulah as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.3m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Beulah

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Thomas
Jackson
Clark
Harris
Hall
Walker

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Beulah	U.S.
█	White	8.62%	64.26%
█	African American	81.03%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	3.02%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	5.17%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.16%	16.26%

Of Last Name Beulah

People with the last name Beulah are most frequently African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Beulah" mean? The list below shows the origins of Beulah as well as things modernly associated with the name Beulah such as celebrities named Beulah.

Hebrew

Origin and Meaning of Beulah

The name "Beulah" is of Hebrew origin, and it means "Married". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Wiktionary

A biblical name applied to the land of Israel, from Hebrew beulah "married (woman)", taken up as a given name by Puritans.

A female given name.
A village in Michigan.
A town in Mississippi.
A city in North Dakota.
A census-designated place in Wyoming.
One of two villages in Wales.

Notable Persons With the Name Beulah

Beulah McGillicutty

Beulah McGillicutty is a wrestler. Beulah was born on March 14th, 1969 in Muskegon, Michigan.

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Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi was an actress. Her career lasted from 1895 to 1976. Beulah was given the name Beulah Bondy on May 3rd, 1889 in Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S. She left this life on January 11th, 1981.

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Beah Richards

Beah Richards was an actor and actress. She was most active from 1955 to 1955. Beah was given the name Beulah Elizabeth Richardson on July 12th, 1920 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. She left this life on September 14th, 2000.

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Sippie Wallace

Sippie Wallace was a blues and jazz singing, pianist, organist, and songwriter. She plays Piano and Organ (music). Her most notable accomplishments were from 1918 to 1986. Sippie was given the name Beulah Thomas on November 1st, 1898. She died on November 1st, 1986.

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Maud Allan

Maud Allan was an artist in the fields of dance and choreography. Maud was given the name Beulah Maude Durrant on August 27th, 1873 in Toronto. She died on October 7th, 1956.

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Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey was an actress and actor. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1933 to 1944. Irene was given the name Beulah Irene Herwick on July 11th, 1909 in California, U.S. She breathed her last breath on December 20th, 1998.

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