Girls' name · since 1918
Hulene
Hulene has 32 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hulene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1918.
Hulene has 32 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1918 to 1946.
- #40,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hulene ranks #40,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hulene's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Hulene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hulene's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hulene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1946
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Hulene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Hulene's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Hulene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (69% of all-time use).
Hulene by state
Where Hulene concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 37.5% |
12 of 32 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hulene's data
- Hulene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hulenes (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hulene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1918–1946 (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 Hulene 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.