Poul — boys' name

What the Data Says About Poul

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Poul between 1944 and 1995, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Poul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Poul performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Poul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Poul 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 39 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.