Total births
57
Girls' name · since 2015
Heysel
57 babies named Heysel in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10182
- among girls today
- 57
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
57 babies have been named Heysel since 2015, making it today's #10182 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Heysel recorded 57 times among girls since 2015, holding rank #10182 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #10182 among girls today
- 57 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 43% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Heysel is currently the #10182 girls' name in America, more common than 43% of girls - 57 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10182
- among girls today
- 57
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
Heysel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10182
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 43% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
91% of everyone ever named Heysel was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
12 babies were named Heysel in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Heysel compares
57 17th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Heysel's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heysel | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Heysel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heysel's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heysel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#10,182
Active since
2015
Heysel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Heysel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Heysel's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Heysel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (91% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Heysel? ▼
57 babies have been named Heysel since 2015. It currently ranks #10182 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 12 births.
When was Heysel most popular? ▼
Heysel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Heysel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Heysel since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Heysel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heydi, Heydy, Heyli, Heylin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Heysel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (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. "Heysel: #10182 Girls' Name - 57 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/heysel. 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 Heysel 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 June 2026.