Recorded 1926–1937 Girls' name Peak 1937 11 births

Ersell — girls' name

11 babies named Ersell in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s6
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ersell was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ersell in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ersell

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ersell between 1926 and 1937, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ersell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ersell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ersell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ersell 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 11 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.

Ersell at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

11

Since 1926

12 years of records

Peak year

1937

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1926

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1937

Ersell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1926

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1937)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 19371926 5

Ersell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Ersell's all-time total
1920s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ersell?
11 babies have been named Ersell since 1926. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1937 with 6 births.
When was Ersell most popular?
Ersell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Ersell been used?
Ersell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 12 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Ersell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ersie, Ersel, Ersilia, Ersa, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1926–1937 (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.