Total births
48
Boys' name · since 1914
Huron
48 babies named Huron in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 48
- total births
- 1914–1937
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
48 boys have been named Huron since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Huron has 48 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1914 to 1937.
- 48 total births
- 1914–1937 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
48 boys have been named Huron since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1937.
- 48
- total births
- 1914–1937
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Huron was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
8 babies were named Huron in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
Huron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Huron's full recorded timeline at 1924, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Huron at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Huron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1937
- Peak year (1924)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Huron by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Huron's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Huron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Huron? ▼
Huron has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1937. 8 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Huron most popular? ▼
Huron was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Huron been used? ▼
Records for Huron go back to 1914, giving 24 years of history through 1937.
What names are similar to Huron? ▼
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.
What to do with Huron's data
- Huron's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Huron
Nearby Names Like Huron
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Huron
Hurley Boy
#8324 2,581 births
Hurshel Boy
841 births
Hurbert Boy
640 births
Huriel Boy
278 births
Hurman Boy
203 births
Compare Huron side by side: Huron vs Hurley Huron vs Hurshel Huron vs Hurbert
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Huron: Baby Name Since 1914 - 48 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/huron. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Huron 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 June 2026.