Recorded 1909–1947 Boys' name Peak 1947 27 births

Huley — boys' name

27 babies named Huley in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51920s101930s51940s7
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Huley was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Huley in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Huley

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Huley between 1909 and 1947, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Huley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Huley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Huley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Huley 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 27 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.

Huley at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

27

Since 1909

39 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1909

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1947

Huley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1909

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19471937192619211909 5

Huley by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 37% of Huley's all-time total
1900s51920s101930s51940s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huley?
27 babies have been named Huley since 1909. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Huley most popular?
Huley was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Huley been used?
Huley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 39 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Huley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hulon, Hulen, Hulan, Hulbert, 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, 1909–1947 (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.