Recorded 1913–1944 Boys' name Peak 1913 22 births

Flavel — boys' name

22 babies named Flavel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s51940s6
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Flavel was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

6 babies were named Flavel in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Flavel

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Flavel between 1913 and 1944, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flavel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flavel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Flavel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flavel 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 22 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.

Flavel at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

22

Since 1913

32 years of records

Peak year

1913

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1913

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1944

Flavel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1913

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1913)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 1944192219191913 6

Flavel by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 50% of Flavel's all-time total
1910s111920s51940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flavel?
22 babies have been named Flavel since 1913. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1913 with 6 births.
When was Flavel most popular?
Flavel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Flavel been used?
Flavel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 32 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Flavel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Flavio, Flay, Flavius, Flake, 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, 1913–1944 (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.