Chaskel
Chaskel is a Yiddish or Hebrew given name. It is a diminutive of Yehezkel or Ezekiel. It may also be spelled Haskell, Chaskiel, Chazkel, Chzekel, Cheskel.
Meaning & Origin of Chaskel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chaskel is a Yiddish or Hebrew given name. It is a diminutive of Yehezkel or Ezekiel. It may also be spelled Haskell, Chaskiel, Chazkel, Chzekel, Cheskel.
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The Story of Chaskel
Chaskel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 8 Chaskels were born — ranking #8,823 that year. As of 2026, Chaskel ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 52 Chaskels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chaskel
Chaskel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Chaskel's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Chaskel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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