Haskell

Boy name

Haskell has been given to 3,710 babies in the U.S. since 1883. It peaked in 1919.

Meaning & origin /ˈhæskəl/

The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982)API. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from Khaskl, a Yiddish form of Yeḥezqel, see Ezekiel.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

3,710

Peak year

1919 (104 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1883

10-year trend

▼ -100%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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