Hurshel
- Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 841since 1904
Hurshel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Hurshel has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1987 | #6,951 | 5 |
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| 1966 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
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| 1950 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #1,852 | 14 |
| 1944 | #1,738 | 16 |
| 1943 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #1,425 | 23 |
| 1933 | #1,540 | 20 |
| 1932 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,821 | 17 |
| 1929 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #1,458 | 27 |
| 1923 | #1,420 | 27 |
| 1922 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1921 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,273 | 32 |
| 1919 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #1,396 | 25 |
| 1916 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #1,505 | 21 |
| 1914 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #999 | 8 |
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| 1904 | #1,205 | 5 |
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First appearance
1904
The first year at least five boys were named Hurshel! It came in at #1,205, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1906, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Hurshel is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Hurshel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1987
- Biggest drop: 374 spots in 1908
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 1907 at #999 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1909, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1907
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,353
- Highest: 1 in 18,353 boys born in 1907 were named Hurshel (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 373,397 boys born in 1987 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 30.2% of all boys named Hurshel (254) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #999 (1907) | #1,192 |
| 1910s | 168 | #1,117 (1911) | #1,526 |
| 1920s | 254 | #1,267 (1921) | #1,515 |
| 1930s | 177 | #1,425 (1934) | #1,697 |
| 1940s | 133 | #1,519 (1940) | #2,104 |
| 1950s | 47 | #2,818 (1958) | #3,308 |
| 1960s | 39 | #2,986 (1966) | #3,470 |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,951 (1987) | #6,951 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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