US rank #10945 Boys' name Peak 1927 1,049 births

Rulon — #10945 US boys' name

1,049 babies named Rulon in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s191910s1051920s1911930s1491940s1241950s891960s561970s571980s741990s552000s872010s372020s6
#10945
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Rulon was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

25 babies were named Rulon in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rulon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,049 babies named Rulon between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rulon currently holds the #10945 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rulon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Rulon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 492 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Idaho. In total, SSA state-level files list Rulon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rulon 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 1,049 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.

Rulon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,049

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1927

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#10,945

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rulon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1927)
25
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
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Rulon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
191 births that decade — 18% of Rulon's all-time total
1900s191910s1051920s1911930s1491940s1241950s891960s561970s571980s741990s552000s872010s372020s6

Rulon by state

Where Rulon concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rulon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
492 46.9%
#2 Idaho
57 5.4%
Utah share of Rulon's total US births 46.9%
Even split

492 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rulon?
1,049 babies have been named Rulon since 1905. It currently ranks #10945 among boys. The peak year was 1927 with 25 births.
When was Rulon most popular?
Rulon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Rulon most popular?
The top states for the name Rulon are Utah (492 births), Idaho (57 births).
How long has the name Rulon been used?
Rulon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.

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, 1905–2024 (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.