Recorded 1981–1990 Boys' name Peak 1988 95 births

Kule — boys' name

95 babies named Kule in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s891990s6
1980s
Peak decade

94% of everyone ever named Kule was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kule in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kule

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Kule between 1981 and 1990, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kule currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kule performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kule shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kule 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 95 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.

Kule at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

95

Since 1981

10 years of records

Peak year

1988

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1981

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kule popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1981

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1988)
16
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 1990198919881987198619851984198319821981 6

Kule by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
89 births that decade — 94% of Kule's all-time total
1980s891990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kule?
95 babies have been named Kule since 1981. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1988 with 16 births.
When was Kule most popular?
Kule was most popular in the 1980s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Kule been used?
Kule has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 10 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kule?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kullen, Kulture, Kullyn, Kullin. 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, 1981–1990 (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.