Boys' name · since 1914
Hulen
469 babies named Hulen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 469
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hulen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 469 have been recorded since 1914.
Hulen has 469 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1959.
- #8,192 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 469 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hulen ranks #8,192 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 469 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 469
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hulen's 469 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Hulen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hulen splits its recorded history at 1935: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hulen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1959
- Peak year (1923)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Hulen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (150 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Hulen's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Hulen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
150 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 150 births (32% of all-time use).
Hulen by state
Where Hulen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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What to do with Hulen's data
- Hulen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hulens (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Hulen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1914–1959 (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 Hulen 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.