Recorded 1923–1923 Boys' name Peak 1923 7 births

Birchel — boys' name

7 babies named Birchel in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s7
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Birchel was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Birchel in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birchel

The Social Security Administration has registered 7 babies named Birchel between 1923 and 1923, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Birchel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birchel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Birchel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birchel 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 7 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.

Birchel at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

7

Since 1923

1 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1923

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1923

Birchel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
7 1923 7

Birchel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 100% of Birchel's all-time total
1920s7

Birchel by state

Where Birchel concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Birchel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
6 85.7%
Kentucky share of Birchel's total US births 85.7%

6 of 7 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birchel?
7 babies have been named Birchel since 1923. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Birchel most popular?
Birchel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Birchel most popular?
The top states for the name Birchel are Kentucky (6 births).
How long has the name Birchel been used?
Birchel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 1 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Birchel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Birch, Birt, Birl, Biruk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1923–1923 (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.