Beulah

Beulah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “married”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: BYOO-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Hebrew Beulah, meaning 'married', appearing in Isaiah 62:4 as a symbolic name for the land of Israel. It entered English use through the Bible.

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How popular is Beulah?

20247.8 per million US babies

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Babies named Beulah in 202426

Peak year1901

Total US babies since 188073,445

Beulah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Beulah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Beulah questions

What does the name Beulah mean?

Beulah means "married". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Beulah, meaning 'married', appearing in Isaiah 62:4 as a symbolic name for the land of Israel. It entered English use through the Bible.

Is Beulah a boy or girl name?

Beulah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Beulah?

26 US babies were named Beulah in 2024. Its peak year was 1901.

How do you pronounce Beulah?

Beulah is usually pronounced BYOO-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.