girl's name
Tulsi
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 819
Tulsi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 36 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1987.
Tulsi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 128 |
| 2000s | 127 |
| 2010s | 135 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 185 |
How popular is Tulsi?
In 2025, Tulsi was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tulsi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tulsi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tulsi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tulsi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tulsi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tulsi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tulsi
How popular is the name Tulsi?
In 2025, Tulsi was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tulsi a girl's or a boy's name?
Tulsi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tulsi most popular?
Tulsi peaked in 2024, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Tulsi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tulsi currently ranks #2,464 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.