How Many People Are Named Hurshel?
people named Hurshel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,248,584 people in the US has this name
Based on 841 babies named Hurshel in Social Security records from 1904 to 1987, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hurshel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hurshel alive today is about 75 years old, and 93% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 66 and 84 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hurshel first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 1921, to 33 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1987.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 1987
🏆 Rank History
Hurshel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,042, in 1907.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,042 (1907) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,495 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hurshel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hurshel were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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