Total births
11
Boys' name · since 1920
Hessel
11 babies named Hessel in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1920–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Hessel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1920.
Hessel has 11 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1923.
- 11 total births
- 1920–1923 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Hessel since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.
- 11
- total births
- 1920–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Hessel was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
6 babies were named Hessel in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Hessel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hessel's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hessel at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Hessel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1923
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Hessel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Hessel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Hessel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hessel? ▼
Hessel has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1923. 6 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Hessel most popular? ▼
Hessel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Hessel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hessel since 1920 -- 4 years through the most recent 1923 data.
What names are similar to Hessel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heston, Hester, Hesham, Hesston, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Hessel
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hessel: Baby Name Since 1920 - 11 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hessel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hessel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.