Hershell

Given to 1,847 US babies since 1899 · Not recorded since 1994

Rank in 2025

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1903

8 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,847

since 1899

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as boys

Hershell was most popular in 1903, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Hershell in 2025. Not recorded since 1994.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
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2011	<5	—	<5	—
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2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	5	8800
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	7	5751
1987	<5	—	6	6089
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	6	5561
1983	<5	—	9	4141
1982	<5	—	7	5003
1981	<5	—	7	4961
1980	<5	—	6	5525
1979	<5	—	6	5355
1978	<5	—	7	4554
1977	<5	—	8	4164
1976	<5	—	10	3471
1975	<5	—	6	4797
1974	<5	—	7	4190
1973	<5	—	10	3223
1972	<5	—	15	2418
1971	<5	—	17	2279
1970	<5	—	8	3521
1969	<5	—	15	2217
1968	<5	—	9	2907
1967	<5	—	13	2242
1966	<5	—	17	1891
1965	<5	—	8	2982
1964	<5	—	9	2854
1963	<5	—	8	3044
1962	<5	—	23	1669
1961	<5	—	15	2148
1960	<5	—	25	1619
1959	<5	—	24	1620
1958	<5	—	19	1838
1957	<5	—	35	1318
1956	<5	—	29	1443
1955	<5	—	25	1538
1954	<5	—	28	1435
1953	<5	—	29	1408
1952	<5	—	26	1485
1951	<5	—	25	1489
1950	<5	—	25	1464
1949	<5	—	29	1348
1948	<5	—	29	1346
1947	<5	—	38	1176
1946	<5	—	24	1440
1945	<5	—	28	1249
1944	<5	—	29	1235
1943	<5	—	43	1018
1942	<5	—	36	1139
1941	<5	—	36	1091
1940	<5	—	38	1050
1939	<5	—	39	1015
1938	<5	—	44	951
1937	<5	—	37	1056
1936	<5	—	40	989
1935	<5	—	41	992
1934	<5	—	32	1173
1933	<5	—	43	961
1932	<5	—	32	1198
1931	<5	—	29	1282
1930	<5	—	28	1368
1929	<5	—	35	1173
1928	<5	—	37	1165
1927	<5	—	40	1128
1926	<5	—	33	1264
1925	<5	—	41	1091
1924	<5	—	40	1133
1923	<5	—	27	1420
1922	<5	—	42	1084
1921	<5	—	40	1122
1920	<5	—	45	1035
1919	<5	—	35	1188
1918	<5	—	20	1710
1917	<5	—	35	1132
1916	<5	—	24	1415
1915	<5	—	18	1660
1914	<5	—	13	1772
1913	<5	—	15	1365
1912	<5	—	10	1619
1911	<5	—	10	1117
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	8	846
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	5	1051