Hessel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hessel

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Hessel between 1920 and 1923, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hessel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hessel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hessel 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 11 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.