Boys' name · since 1985
Huriel
278 babies named Huriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 278
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
278 boys have been named Huriel since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huriel has been recorded 278 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2010.
- #11,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 278 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huriel ranks #11,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 278
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Huriel's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Huriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Huriel's full recorded timeline at 1999, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Huriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2010
- Peak year (2001)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Huriel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (144 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Huriel's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Huriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 144 births (52% of all-time use).
Huriel by state
Where Huriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 18.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 5.8% |
51 of 278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Huriel's data
- Huriel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Huriels (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Huriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1985–2010 (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 Huriel 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.