Hurshel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hurshel

The Social Security Administration has registered 841 babies named Hurshel between 1904 and 1987, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hurshel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hurshel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Hurshel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Hurshel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hurshel 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 841 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.