Boys' name · since 1981
Kule
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Kule, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
95 boys have been named Kule since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kule has been recorded 95 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1990.
- #17,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 95 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kule ranks #17,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kule's 95 recorded births place it above 60.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kule's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kule's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kule popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1990
- Peak year (1988)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Kule by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (89 births, 94% of the file).
1980s was Kule's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 94% of all-time use.
Kule births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 89 births (94% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kule's data
- Kule's decade-level peak was the 1980s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kule: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1981–1990 (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 Kule 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.