Heri vs Herschel

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

Name A

Heri

Boy name

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Name B

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4872

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Metric Heri Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4872
Total Births (all years) 59 10,640
Peak Year 2022 1921
Peak Year Births 8 277
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Heri Herschel
1880ss — 150
1890ss — 262
1900ss — 359
1910ss — 1,701
1920ss — 2,258
1930ss — 1,476
1940ss — 1,296
1950ss — 1,012
1960ss — 591
1970ss — 376
1980ss 6 402
1990ss 11 262
2000ss 11 144
2010ss 23 204
2020ss 8 147

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Heri Herschel
2014 5 15
2015 — 27
2016 — 28
2017 7 22
2018 — 24
2019 5 33
2020 — 38
2021 — 38
2022 8 23
2023 — 28
2024 — 20

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, 1987–2022.

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