Fishel comes from the Jewish / Yiddish tradition, meaning Little fish.
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How popular is Fishel?
2018peak year
Fishel has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6083), with about 15 babies named Fishel each year. In 2018, 20 babies received the name (ranked #4802). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 280.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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