Recorded 1919–1948 Boys' name Peak 1924 30 births

Hurl — boys' name

30 babies named Hurl in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s151930s51940s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Hurl was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hurl in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hurl

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Hurl between 1919 and 1948, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hurl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hurl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hurl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hurl 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 30 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.

Hurl at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

30

Since 1919

30 years of records

Peak year

1924

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1919

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1948

Hurl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1919

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1924)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Hurl by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 50% of Hurl's all-time total
1910s51920s151930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hurl?
30 babies have been named Hurl since 1919. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1924 with 9 births.
When was Hurl most popular?
Hurl was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Hurl been used?
Hurl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 30 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Hurl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hurley, Hurshel, Hurbert, Huriel, 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, 1919–1948 (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.