Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1926
Ersell
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.
- 11
- total births
- 1926–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Ersell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1926.
Ersell has 11 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1937.
- 11 total births
- 1926–1937 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Ersell since 1926, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1937.
- 11
- total births
- 1926–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
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.
Ersell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ersell's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ersell at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
1937
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1926
Ersell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1937
- Peak year (1937)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Ersell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Ersell's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ersell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ersell since 1926 -- 12 years through the most recent 1937 data.
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.
Keep exploring Ersell
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Ersel Girl
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Ersilia Girl
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Ersa Girl
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Ersula Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ersell: Baby Name Since 1926 - 11 Births, Peak 1937." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ersell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ersell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.