Boys' name · since 1913
Flavel
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.
- #28,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Flavel since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Flavel recorded 22 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1944.
- #28,159 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flavel ranks #28,159 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Flavel's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Flavel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Flavel splits its recorded history at 1922: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1913 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Flavel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1944
- Peak year (1913)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Flavel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Flavel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Flavel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Flavel's data
- Flavel's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Flavel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1913–1944 (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 Flavel 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.