Recorded 1918–1946 Girls' name Peak 1921 32 births

Hulene — girls' name

32 babies named Hulene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s221940s5
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Hulene was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hulene in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hulene

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Hulene between 1918 and 1946, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hulene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hulene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hulene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hulene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hulene 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 32 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.

Hulene at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

32

Since 1918

29 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1918

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1946

Hulene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1918

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
456789 19461925192219211918 5

Hulene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
22 births that decade — 69% of Hulene's all-time total
1910s51920s221940s5

Hulene by state

Where Hulene concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hulene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 37.5%
Texas share of Hulene's total US births 37.5%

12 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hulene?
32 babies have been named Hulene since 1918. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Hulene most popular?
Hulene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Hulene most popular?
The top states for the name Hulene are Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Hulene been used?
Hulene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 29 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Hulene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hulda, Huldah, Hula, Huldia, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1946 (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.