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.

#23,946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 1944
1970s
peak 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.

  • #23,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 39 born since 1944
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poul ranks #23,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.

#23,946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 1944
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Poul's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
456789 1944196919701976197719891995 5

Poul by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 49% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Poul? ▼
Since 1944, Social Security records show 39 babies named Poul. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,946 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1995. Its busiest year on record was 1970, with 8 births.
Where does Poul sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poul ranks #23,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Poul

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Poul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1944–1995 (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 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 August 2026.