Hermon vs Herschel

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

Name A

Hermon

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Name B

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4892

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Metric Hermon Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4892
Total Births (all years) 3,966 10,674
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 114 277
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hermon Herschel
1880s 50 150
1890s 82 262
1900s 139 359
1910s 611 1,701
1920s 970 2,258
1930s 843 1,476
1940s 599 1,296
1950s 385 1,012
1960s 133 591
1970s 72 376
1980s 30 402
1990s 14 262
2000s 27 144
2010s 11 204
2020s - 181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hermon Herschel
2014 - 15
2015 - 27
2016 - 28
2017 5 22
2018 6 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, 1880–2018.

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