Herby vs Herschel

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

Name A

Herby

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Name B

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4892

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Metric Herby Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4892
Total Births (all years) 649 10,674
Peak Year 1929 1921
Peak Year Births 18 277
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herby Herschel
1880s - 150
1890s - 262
1900s - 359
1910s 5 1,701
1920s 73 2,258
1930s 129 1,476
1940s 118 1,296
1950s 103 1,012
1960s 63 591
1970s 46 376
1980s 40 402
1990s 61 262
2000s 11 144
2010s - 204
2020s - 181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herby Herschel
2014 - 15
2015 - 27
2016 - 28
2017 - 22
2018 - 24
2019 - 33
2020 - 38
2021 - 38
2022 - 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, 1918–2005.

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