Boys' name · since 1917
Eskel
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Eskel, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
34 boys have been named Eskel since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Eskel recorded 34 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1939.
- #24,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eskel ranks #24,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eskel's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eskel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eskel's full recorded timeline at 1926, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eskel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1939
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Eskel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Eskel's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Eskel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Eskel's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eskel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1917–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Eskel 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 August 2026.