Recorded 1915–1936 Boys' name Peak 1936 55 births

Hurchel — boys' name

55 babies named Hurchel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s211930s12
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Hurchel was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hurchel in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hurchel

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Hurchel between 1915 and 1936, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hurchel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hurchel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hurchel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hurchel 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 55 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.

Hurchel at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

55

Since 1915

22 years of records

Peak year

1936

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1915

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1936

Hurchel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1915

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1936)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1936193119291928192419231919191819161915 6

Hurchel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
22 births that decade — 40% of Hurchel's all-time total
1910s221920s211930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hurchel?
55 babies have been named Hurchel since 1915. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1936 with 7 births.
When was Hurchel most popular?
Hurchel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Hurchel been used?
Hurchel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 22 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Hurchel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hurley, Hurshel, Hurbert, Huriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.