Boys' name · since 1912

Hulan

178 babies named Hulan in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,677 of 45,481
all-time among boys
178
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Hulan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 178 recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hulan has been recorded 178 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1950.

  • #13,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 178 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hulan ranks #13,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#13,677 of 45,481
all-time among boys
178
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hulan's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hulan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hulan splits its recorded history at 1930: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hulan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1950

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
468101214 1912192019251930193519411950 7

Hulan by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 36% of the file).

1920s was Hulan's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Hulan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hulan? ▼
Hulan has been given to 178 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,677 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1950. 13 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
Where does Hulan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hulan ranks #13,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hulan most popular? ▼
Hulan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Hulan been used? ▼
Records for Hulan go back to 1912, giving 39 years of history through 1950.
What names are similar to Hulan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hulon, Hulen, Hulbert, Hulet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hulan's data

  • Hulan's decade-level peak was the 1920s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- 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.

Keep exploring Hulan

Nearby Names Like Hulan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hulan

Hulon Boy
1,125 births
Hulen Boy
469 births
Hulbert Boy
128 births
Hulet Boy
65 births
Hulett Boy
48 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Rual
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Verlie
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Iwao
178 births · Peak 1921
Jerl
178 births · Peak 1944

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hulan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–1950 (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 Hulan 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.