Recorded 1968–1985 Boys' name Peak 1984 46 births

Aul — boys' name

46 babies named Aul in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s131980s28
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Aul was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Aul in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aul

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Aul between 1968 and 1985, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aul performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aul shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aul in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aul at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

46

Since 1968

18 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1968

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1985

Aul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1968

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 1985198419831982197719721968 5

Aul by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 61% of Aul's all-time total
1960s51970s131980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aul?
46 babies have been named Aul since 1968. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Aul most popular?
Aul was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Aul been used?
Aul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 18 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Aul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aulden, Aulton, Auley. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.