Entry № 815 · Hebrew origin

Beulah Beulah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BYOO-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Married, espoused"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "married, espoused".

Beulah (בְּעוּלָה) is a Hebrew word meaning "married" or "espoused." In Isaiah 62:4, God promises that Israel, formerly called "Forsaken," will be renamed "Beulah" — meaning that the land will be wedded to its God. The name became a Christian symbol of paradise ("Beulah Land").

Beulah was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The American actress Beulah Bondi (1888-1981) was a notable bearer. Today the name is rare but rising slowly with the broader return of vintage biblical names.

Espoused. The biblical name of the promised land.

The name in its native script.

בְּעוּלָה
Transliteration
Bĕʿūlāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈbjuː.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Beulah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 113 in 1888
Babies named Beulah · last year
142 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №113 NOW · —

Beulahs before her.

Real people
Beulah Bondi
American actress, Oscar-nominated.
1888 – 1981
Beulah Henry
American inventor.
1887 – 1973
In fiction
Beulah Land
Spiritual / paradise in Christian hymnody.
1875 hymn by Edgar Page Stites

Names connected to Beulah.

The number behind Beulah.

4

The Builder

Beulah reduces to four — the number of espoused covenant.

Why families chose this name.

"My grandmother's name. Out of style for ninety years. We brought it back."
Ruth · Mother of one · Atlanta