Hassel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hassel

The Social Security Administration has registered 512 babies named Hassel between 1914 and 1974, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hassel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hassel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hassel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Hassel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hassel 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 512 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.