Recorded 1911–1948 Boys' name Peak 1917 128 births

Hulbert — boys' name

128 babies named Hulbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s501920s371930s241940s17
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Hulbert was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hulbert in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hulbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Hulbert between 1911 and 1948, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hulbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hulbert performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hulbert shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hulbert 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 128 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.

Hulbert at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

128

Since 1911

38 years of records

Peak year

1917

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1911

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1948

Hulbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1911

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Hulbert by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
50 births that decade — 39% of Hulbert's all-time total
1910s501920s371930s241940s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hulbert?
128 babies have been named Hulbert since 1911. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1917 with 9 births.
When was Hulbert most popular?
Hulbert was most popular in the 1910s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Hulbert been used?
Hulbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 38 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Hulbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hulon, Hulen, Hulan, Hulet, and 4 more. 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, 1911–1948 (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.