Recorded 1915–1947 Boys' name Peak 1918 131 births

Hurshell — boys' name

131 babies named Hurshell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s321930s401940s25
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Hurshell was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hurshell in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hurshell

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Hurshell between 1915 and 1947, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hurshell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hurshell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hurshell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hurshell 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 131 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.

Hurshell at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

131

Since 1915

33 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1915

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1947

Hurshell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1915

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Hurshell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
40 births that decade — 31% of Hurshell's all-time total
1910s341920s321930s401940s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hurshell?
131 babies have been named Hurshell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Hurshell most popular?
Hurshell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Hurshell been used?
Hurshell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 33 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Hurshell?
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, 1915–1947 (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.