Girls' name · since 1880
Huldah
Huldah has 856 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 856
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Huldah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 856 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huldah has been recorded 856 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #8,364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 856 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huldah ranks #8,364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 856 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #8,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 856
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Huldah's 856 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Huldah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Huldah's full recorded timeline at 1911, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Huldah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1920)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Huldah by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (177 births, 21% of the file).
1890s was Huldah's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Huldah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
121 births
- 1890s
1890s
177 births
- 1900s
1900s
135 births
- 1910s
1910s
166 births
- 1920s
1920s
176 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 177 births (21% of all-time use).
How Huldah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Huldah's total volume
Huldah by state
Where Huldah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
6 of 856 births nationwide.
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What to do with Huldah's data
- Huldah's decade-level peak was the 1890s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Huldahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Huldah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Huldah 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.