How Many People Are Named Haskell?
An estimated 1,130 people in the United States have the first name Haskell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Haskell peaked in popularity in 1919 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haskell 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 Haskell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,130
About 1 in 303,322 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1919
104 births
Total Registered
3,710
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haskell
Haskell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,710 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Haskell as a male name
Ranked #9,283 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (104 births)
Haskell as a female name
Ranked #5,410 in 1924
5 female births in 1924
Peak: 1917 (5 births)
Haskell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haskell span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 867 babies were registered. Haskell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Haskell by Decade
How has Haskell 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.
Haskell by State
Birth registrations for Haskell span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Mississippi, Indiana. On average, about 149 Haskells were registered per state.
Haskell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haskell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haskell
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haskell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haskell?
We estimate approximately 1,130 people named Haskell 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 303,322 Americans share this first name.
Is Haskell a common name?
Haskell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,710 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haskell most popular?
Haskell reached peak popularity in 1919, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haskell is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haskell a male name?
Haskell is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haskell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haskell Smith, Haskell Johnson, Haskell 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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