How Many People Are Named Pessel?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Pessel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Pessel peaked in popularity in 2023 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pessel 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 Pessel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pessel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
11 births
Total Registered
89
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pessel
Pessel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 89 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pessel as a female name
Ranked #17,037 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (11 births)
Pessel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pessel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 51 babies were registered. While Pessel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pessel by Decade
How has Pessel 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.
Pessel by State
Pessel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pessel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pessel
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pessel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pessel?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Pessel 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 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Pessel a common name?
Pessel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 89 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pessel most popular?
Pessel reached peak popularity in 2023, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pessel is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pessel a female name?
Pessel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pessel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pessel Smith, Pessel Johnson, Pessel 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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