Boys' name · since 1915
Hartsel
Hartsel has 58 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hartsel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hartsel has been recorded 58 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1943.
- #21,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hartsel ranks #21,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hartsel's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Hartsel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hartsel's full recorded timeline at 1923, 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 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hartsel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1943
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Hartsel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Hartsel's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hartsel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (40% of all-time use).
Hartsel by state
Where Hartsel concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 12 | 20.7% |
12 of 58 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hartsel's data
- Hartsel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Hartsels (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hartsel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1915–1943 (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 Hartsel 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.