Recorded 1915–1939 Boys' name Peak 1918 75 births

Uel — boys' name

75 babies named Uel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s341930s10
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Uel was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Uel in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Uel

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Uel between 1915 and 1939, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Uel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Uel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Uel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Uel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Uel 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 75 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.

Uel at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

75

Since 1915

25 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1915

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1939

Uel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1915

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 1939192719241922191919171915 7

Uel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 45% of Uel's all-time total
1910s311920s341930s10

Uel by state

Where Uel concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Uel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 6.7%
Missouri share of Uel's total US births 6.7%

5 of 75 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Uel?
75 babies have been named Uel since 1915. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Uel most popular?
Uel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Uel most popular?
The top states for the name Uel are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Uel been used?
Uel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 25 years of data through 1939.

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, 1915–1939 (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.