Hersel

HUR-suhl /ˈhɜːsəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Hersel is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Hersel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1953. Hersel was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1921 (16 births).

About the name Hersel

PronunciationHUR-suhl /ˈhɜːsəl/
16peak births 1921
1909first in SSA data

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How popular is Hersel?

Boys named Hersel
1909191019201930194019501953
Boys named Hersel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–1953 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1953) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hersel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19536—#3,588
19525—#3,965
19487—#3,138
19475—#3,971
19456—#3,140
19386—#3,324
19375—#3,761
19358—#2,808
19347—#3,124
19316—#3,564
19289—#2,938
19278—#3,278
19256—#3,937
19237—#3,628
192210—#2,897
192116—#2,105
192010—#2,855
191912—#2,422
191811—#2,612
191713—#2,224
191611—#2,453
19159—#2,717
19148—#2,529
19096—#1,362
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