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 RETURNED

Zula
A female given name · United States

RETURNED 2002 AFTER 34 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE

Zula (F): reported births per year0306090120150188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 127 — 1922
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Returned, and standing exactly on the reporting line. First reported in 1880, Zula fell below the line and stayed there from 1968 through 2001 — 34 years. It returned in 2002; in 2025 the register shows 5 births, against a peak of 127 in 1922.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported2025 — 5 births
Peak1922 — 127 births
Total recorded, 1880–20254,450
Years above the line100 of a possible 146
Longest absence34 years (1968–2001)
Returned2002

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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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