Recorded 1916–1936 Boys' name Peak 1916 21 births

Hascal — boys' name

21 babies named Hascal in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161930s5
1910s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Hascal was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hascal in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hascal

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Hascal between 1916 and 1936, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hascal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hascal performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hascal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hascal 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 21 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.

Hascal at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

21

Since 1916

21 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1916

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1936

Hascal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1916

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1936191919171916 6

Hascal by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 76% of Hascal's all-time total
1910s161930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hascal?
21 babies have been named Hascal since 1916. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Hascal most popular?
Hascal was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Hascal been used?
Hascal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 21 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Hascal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hassan, Hasan, Haskell, Hashim, 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, 1916–1936 (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.