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Origin & history of Tulsa1
Creek roots
Tulsa comes from the Creek tradition, meaning Old town.
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How popular is Tulsa?
2023
peak year
Tulsa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1914. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 38 babies received the name (ranked #3975). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9033), with roughly 17 babies named Tulsa each year. Tulsa has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 157 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
38
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,975)
(ranked #3,975)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
157
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tulsa1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
T2
U3
L3
S1
A1
Sum: 10 → Life path 1
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Personality of Tulsa🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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