Girls' name · since 1994

Hitzel

11 babies named Hitzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,165 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Hitzel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1994.

Social Security Administration records show Hitzel recorded 11 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2003.

  • #53,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hitzel ranks #53,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#53,165 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Hitzel's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hitzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hitzel's full recorded timeline at 2003, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hitzel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 19942003 6

Hitzel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Hitzel's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Hitzel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hitzel? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 11 babies named Hitzel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #53,165 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2003. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 6 births.
Where does Hitzel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hitzel ranks #53,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hitzel most popular? ▼
Hitzel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Hitzel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hitzel since 1994 -- 10 years through the most recent 2003 data.
What names are similar to Hitzel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hitomi, Hitney, Hitha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hitzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1994–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Hitzel 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 August 2026.