Herold vs Herschel

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

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Herold

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Herschel

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Metric Herold Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4892
Total Births (all years) 618 10,674
Peak Year 1923 1921
Peak Year Births 26 277
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herold Herschel
1880s - 150
1890s 5 262
1900s - 359
1910s 146 1,701
1920s 177 2,258
1930s 130 1,476
1940s 61 1,296
1950s 41 1,012
1960s 21 591
1970s 6 376
1980s 16 402
1990s 15 262
2000s - 144
2010s - 204
2020s - 181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herold 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, 1894–1999.

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