Hessel vs Hester

Side-by-side comparison of Hessel and Hester — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hessel

Boy name

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Name B

Hester

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Metric Hessel Hester
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 11 14,222
Peak Year 1920 1918
Peak Year Births 6 394
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hessel Hester
1880ss — 796
1890ss — 1,401
1900ss — 1,663
1910ss — 3,111
1920ss 11 3,037
1930ss — 1,523
1940ss — 1,115
1950ss — 754
1960ss — 348
1970ss — 239
1980ss — 154
1990ss — 49
2000ss — 15
2010ss — 12
2020ss — 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hessel Hester
2019 — 7
2023 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1923.

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