Total births
39
Boys' name · since 1944
Poul
Poul has 39 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1944–1995
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
39 boys have been named Poul since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Poul has 39 recorded births among boys since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1995.
- 39 total births
- 1944–1995 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Poul since 1944, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.
- 39
- total births
- 1944–1995
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Poul was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
8 babies were named Poul in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Poul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Poul splits its recorded history at 1976: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Poul at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Poul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1995
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Poul by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Poul's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Poul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Poul? ▼
Since 1944, Social Security records show 39 babies named Poul. The most recent recorded year was 1995. Its busiest year on record was 1970, with 8 births.
When was Poul most popular? ▼
Poul was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Poul been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Poul since 1944 -- 52 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Poul? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pouya. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Poul's data
- Poul's decade-level peak was the 1970s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1944–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Poul: Baby Name Since 1944 - 39 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/poul. 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 Poul 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 July 2026.