Girls' name · since 2008
Pessel
89 babies named Pessel in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
89 girls have been named Pessel since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pessel recorded 89 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #28,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pessel ranks #28,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pessel's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Pessel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pessel's full recorded timeline at 2017, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pessel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Pessel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Pessel's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Pessel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (57% of all-time use).
Pessel by state
Where Pessel concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13 | 14.6% |
13 of 89 births nationwide.
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- Pessel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pessels (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pessel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
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, 2008–2024 (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 Pessel 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.