Girls' name · since 1907
Hula
82 babies named Hula in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hula is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 82 have been recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Hula recorded 82 times among girls since 1907, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1947.
- #29,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hula ranks #29,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hula's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hula splits its recorded history at 1925: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1947
- Peak year (1916)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Hula by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (39 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Hula's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Hula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Hula's decade-level peak was the 1920s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1907–1947 (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 Hula 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.