Recorded 1981–1994 Boys' name Peak 1989 31 births

Hemal — boys' name

31 babies named Hemal in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s12
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Hemal was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hemal in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hemal

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Hemal between 1981 and 1994, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hemal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hemal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hemal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hemal 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 31 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.

Hemal at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

31

Since 1981

14 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1981

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1994

Hemal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1981

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Hemal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 61% of Hemal's all-time total
1980s191990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hemal?
31 babies have been named Hemal since 1981. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Hemal most popular?
Hemal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Hemal been used?
Hemal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 14 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Hemal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hemi, Heman, Hemingway, Hemant, and 3 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, 1981–1994 (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.