Hendel — #16179 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Hendel

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Hendel between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hendel currently holds the #16179 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hendel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hendel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Hendel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hendel 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 84 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.