How Many People Are Named Fishel?
An estimated 276 people in the United States have the first name Fishel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Fishel peaked in popularity in 2018 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fishel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fishel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
276
About 1 in 1,241,864 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2018
20 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fishel
Fishel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 280 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fishel as a male name
Ranked #6,557 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (20 births)
Fishel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fishel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 107 babies were registered. While Fishel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fishel by Decade
How has Fishel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fishel by State
Fishel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fishel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fishel
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fishel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fishel?
We estimate approximately 276 people named Fishel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,241,864 Americans share this first name.
Is Fishel a common name?
Fishel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fishel most popular?
Fishel reached peak popularity in 2018, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fishel is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fishel a male name?
Fishel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fishel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fishel Smith, Fishel Johnson, Fishel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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