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Hurshell

100% boys · last recorded 1947

Hurshell has been given to about 131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 37
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hurshell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time131

How popular is Hurshell?

Its best year was 1918, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 2983rd. The typical living American called Hurshell is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Hurshell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hershel0.74
  2. Russell0.69
  3. Herschel0.65
  4. Marshall0.54
  5. Huxley0.54
  6. Mitchell0.51
  7. Darrell0.51
  8. Terrell0.51

Middle names for Hurshell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hurshell Paul0.77
  2. Hurshell John0.77
  3. Hurshell Blake0.76
  4. Hurshell Wade0.76
  5. Hurshell Ross0.76
  6. Hurshell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Hurshell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.61
  2. Winonasister · 0.59
  3. Cleoeither · 0.59
  4. Ilasister · 0.59
  5. Archiebrother · 0.53
  6. Clydebrother · 0.52

Where Hurshell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hurshell Anderson0.77
    2. Hurshell White0.72
    3. Hurshell Nguyen0.72
    4. Hurshell Moore0.72
    5. Hurshell Brown0.72
    6. Hurshell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hurshell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.