Globally, Boula (Boula 
, Boul 
, Була 
) is quite a rare epicene forename. The first name Boula is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Egypt, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Algeria, and India. More frequently, Boula is the last name as well as the forename.