Girls' name · since 1991
Hui
30 babies named Hui in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hui sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1991.
Hui has 30 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2007.
- #40,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hui ranks #40,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #40,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hui's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Hui's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hui's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hui popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2007
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Hui by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Hui's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Hui births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (57% of all-time use).
Hui by state
Where Hui concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 23.3% |
7 of 30 births nationwide.
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- Hui's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Huis (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hui
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hui: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hui draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.