Hersey vs Herbert

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

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Hersey

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Name B

Herbert

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Metric Hersey Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 331 228,266
Peak Year 1924 1928
Peak Year Births 14 8,065
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hersey Herbert
1880s - 4,257
1890s - 5,660
1900s - 6,957
1910s 57 33,860
1920s 77 56,531
1930s 61 37,821
1940s 71 28,710
1950s 47 24,298
1960s 18 13,701
1970s - 7,248
1980s - 4,463
1990s - 2,409
2000s - 1,234
2010s - 767
2020s - 350

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hersey Herbert
2014 - 75
2015 - 79
2016 - 80
2017 - 77
2018 - 71
2019 - 54
2020 - 59
2021 - 53
2022 - 65
2023 - 68
2024 - 56
2025 - 49

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, 1912–1969.

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