Boys' name · since 1916

Hursel

40 babies named Hursel in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,703 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Hursel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 40 recorded since 1916.

Hursel has 40 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1930.

  • #23,703 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 40 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hursel ranks #23,703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#23,703 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hursel's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Hursel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hursel's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hursel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1930

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 191619191921192419261930 5

Hursel by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).

1920s was Hursel's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Hursel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hursel? ▼
Hursel has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,703 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1930. 11 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
Where does Hursel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hursel ranks #23,703 of 45,481 boys' 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 Hursel most popular? ▼
Hursel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Hursel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hursel since 1916 -- 15 years through the most recent 1930 data.
What names are similar to Hursel? ▼
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.

What to do with Hursel's data

  • Hursel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hursel

Nearby Names Like Hursel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hursel

Hurley Boy
2,581 births
Hurshel Boy
841 births
Hurbert Boy
640 births
Huriel Boy
278 births
Hurman Boy
203 births

Compare Hursel side by side: Hursel vs Hurley Hursel vs Hurshel Hursel vs Hurbert

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Broward
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Gladwin
40 births · Peak 1915
Worden
40 births · Peak 1925
Elburn
40 births · Peak 1918
Santa
40 births · Peak 1926
Esper
40 births · Peak 1916
Clate
40 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hursel: 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, 1916–1930 (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 Hursel 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.