Boys' name · since 1959
Fishel
303 babies named Fishel in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
303 babies have been named Fishel since 1959, making it today's #4432 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fishel has been recorded 303 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #4432 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #10,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,432 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 303 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fishel ranks #10,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,432 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 303 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fishel's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fishel compares
303 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fishel's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fishel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 303 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fishel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fishel splits its recorded history at 2011: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fishel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Fishel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Fishel's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Fishel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (35% of all-time use).
Fishel by state
Where Fishel concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 170 | 56.1% |
170 of 303 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fishel's data
- Fishel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fishels (170 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fishel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Fishel 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.