How Many People Are Named Huel?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Huel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Huel peaked in popularity in 1924 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Huel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Huel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Huel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1924
18 births
Total Registered
331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huel
Huel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 331 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Huel as a male name
Ranked #3,695 in 1965
6 male births in 1965
Peak: 1924 (18 births)
Huel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huel span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 109 babies were registered. Huel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Huel by Decade
How has Huel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Huel by State
Huel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Huel
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Huel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huel?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Huel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Huel a common name?
Huel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huel most popular?
Huel reached peak popularity in 1924, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huel is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huel a male name?
Huel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huel Smith, Huel Johnson, Huel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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