Hershel

Given to 10,334 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +45% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#2676

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 48

Peak year

1919

206 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

10,334

since 1880

Born a Hershel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Hershel was most popular in 1919, when 206 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 48 babies were named Hershel, ranking #2676 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 45%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	48	2676
2024	<5	—	49	2674
2023	<5	—	52	2541
2022	<5	—	47	2753
2021	<5	—	32	3497
2020	<5	—	38	3025
2019	<5	—	31	3571
2018	<5	—	36	3171
2017	<5	—	38	3071
2016	<5	—	40	2935
2015	<5	—	49	2528
2014	<5	—	41	2847
2013	<5	—	39	2895
2012	<5	—	35	3179
2011	<5	—	47	2590
2010	<5	—	30	3531
2009	<5	—	30	3551
2008	<5	—	44	2753
2007	<5	—	42	2811
2006	<5	—	35	3083
2005	<5	—	52	2265
2004	<5	—	40	2643
2003	<5	—	33	2922
2002	<5	—	30	3022
2001	<5	—	23	3617
2000	<5	—	32	2805
1999	<5	—	16	4341
1998	<5	—	22	3390
1997	<5	—	37	2260
1996	<5	—	25	2911
1995	<5	—	28	2626
1994	<5	—	24	2951
1993	<5	—	25	2786
1992	<5	—	24	2834
1991	<5	—	37	2019
1990	<5	—	25	2628
1989	<5	—	25	2545
1988	<5	—	33	1949
1987	<5	—	37	1760
1986	<5	—	23	2360
1985	<5	—	31	1866
1984	<5	—	32	1764
1983	<5	—	36	1631
1982	<5	—	31	1815
1981	<5	—	28	1942
1980	<5	—	30	1852
1979	<5	—	40	1487
1978	<5	—	30	1760
1977	<5	—	34	1607
1976	<5	—	39	1427
1975	<5	—	40	1378
1974	<5	—	51	1151
1973	<5	—	45	1231
1972	<5	—	40	1327
1971	<5	—	46	1214
1970	<5	—	46	1222
1969	<5	—	58	1008
1968	<5	—	70	866
1967	<5	—	46	1087
1966	<5	—	58	950
1965	<5	—	57	976
1964	<5	—	78	860
1963	<5	—	67	911
1962	<5	—	71	902
1961	<5	—	85	833
1960	<5	—	62	964
1959	<5	—	73	897
1958	<5	—	69	907
1957	<5	—	91	786
1956	<5	—	91	778
1955	<5	—	99	732
1954	<5	—	107	699
1953	<5	—	113	669
1952	<5	—	125	628
1951	<5	—	125	628
1950	<5	—	113	658
1949	<5	—	113	641
1948	<5	—	144	557
1947	<5	—	127	602
1946	<5	—	131	556
1945	<5	—	127	530
1944	<5	—	150	496
1943	<5	—	138	535
1942	<5	—	180	462
1941	<5	—	176	439
1940	<5	—	154	466
1939	<5	—	183	420
1938	<5	—	167	447
1937	<5	—	177	426
1936	<5	—	146	466
1935	<5	—	180	410
1934	<5	—	161	445
1933	<5	—	163	432
1932	<5	—	207	391
1931	<5	—	172	433
1930	<5	—	200	416
1929	<5	—	211	401
1928	<5	—	181	445
1927	<5	—	202	427
1926	<5	—	215	407
1925	<5	—	180	448
1924	<5	—	226	407
1923	<5	—	208	417
1922	<5	—	202	423
1921	<5	—	213	416
1920	<5	—	194	431
1919	<5	—	206	406
1918	5	4809	182	440
1917	<5	—	146	474
1916	<5	—	153	455
1915	<5	—	141	462
1914	<5	—	98	493
1913	<5	—	85	465
1912	<5	—	61	502
1911	<5	—	31	533
1910	<5	—	25	569
1909	<5	—	22	558
1908	<5	—	23	522
1907	<5	—	24	472
1906	<5	—	25	443
1905	<5	—	23	463
1904	<5	—	20	482
1903	<5	—	17	527
1902	<5	—	20	475
1901	<5	—	15	506
1900	<5	—	13	699
1899	<5	—	8	786
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	9	725
1896	<5	—	11	674
1895	<5	—	9	738
1894	<5	—	5	1074
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	<5	—	8	792
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	8	701
1883	<5	—	7	720
1882	<5	—	6	837
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	5	909

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Other spellings

Hershell · 1,847 Hershal · 647 Herchel · 454 Hershall · 195

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Where Hershel is most popular

New York
16.6×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years