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Eulah
How to Pronounce Eulah
Pronounced YOO-luh /ˈjuː.lə/Medium
Meaning: Eulah is a spelling variant of Eula, which arose as a short form of the biblical Beulah, a Hebrew name meaning 'married'. It may also draw on the Greek eu-, 'good, well'. Popular in the American South around 1900, it inherits the Beulah meaning through its parent.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Eulah is a turn-of-the-century American spelling of Eula, the clipped form of biblical Beulah, Hebrew for 'married'. The eu- opening also echoes the Greek for 'good', which colored its appeal. Especially common in the South, it appears in U.S. records from the eighteen-eighties and crested around 1915 at just over sixty girls a year.
Eulah faded through the mid-twentieth century and had largely vanished by the nineteen-sixties. A soft two-beat name, it reads today as a distinctly antique, rural-American choice; it has not been part of the recent vintage revival in this spelling.
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What does the name Eulah mean?
Eulah is a variant of Eula, a short form of Beulah, a Hebrew name meaning 'married'.
How do you pronounce Eulah?
It's said YOO-luh /ˈjuː.lə/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Eulah a boy or girl name?
Eulah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Eulah?
Eulah was a modest early-century Southern name that crested around the nineteen-teens and faded to rarity by mid-century.