Herald vs Herschel

Side-by-side comparison of Herald and Herschel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Herald

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Name B

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4892

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Metric Herald Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4892
Total Births (all years) 990 10,674
Peak Year 1926 1921
Peak Year Births 38 277
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herald Herschel
1880s - 150
1890s - 262
1900s 33 359
1910s 167 1,701
1920s 276 2,258
1930s 194 1,476
1940s 116 1,296
1950s 88 1,012
1960s 67 591
1970s 15 376
1980s 16 402
1990s 12 262
2000s - 144
2010s - 204
2020s 6 181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herald Herschel
2014 - 15
2015 - 27
2016 - 28
2017 - 22
2018 - 24
2019 - 33
2020 - 38
2021 - 38
2022 6 23
2023 - 28
2024 - 20
2025 - 34

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–2022.

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