COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Bulah
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1964 — 62 YEARS

Bulah (F): reported births per year0306090120150188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 115 — 1919
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Beulah's phonetic twin; the standard spelling is still reported, Bulah is not. Bulah was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1963, peaking at 115 births in 1919 — 3,027 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 62 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1963
Peak1919 — 115 births
Total recorded, 1880–20253,027
Years above the line78 of a possible 146
Longest absence62 years (1964–2025, ongoing)

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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