How Many People Are Named Heysel?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Heysel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Heysel peaked in popularity in 2022 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heysel 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 Heysel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Heysel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2022
12 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heysel
Heysel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Heysel as a female name
Ranked #9,791 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (12 births)
Heysel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heysel span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 41 babies were registered. Heysel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Heysel by Decade
How has Heysel 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.
Heysel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heysel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heysel
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heysel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heysel?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Heysel 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Heysel a common name?
Heysel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heysel most popular?
Heysel reached peak popularity in 2022, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heysel is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heysel a female name?
Heysel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heysel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heysel Smith, Heysel Johnson, Heysel 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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