Hersey vs Herman

Side-by-side comparison of Hersey and Herman - 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

Herman

Boy name · Rank #2637

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Metric Hersey Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2637
Total Births (all years) 331 135,977
Peak Year 1924 1921
Peak Year Births 14 3,219
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hersey Herman
1880s - 3,689
1890s - 4,232
1900s - 5,064
1910s 57 22,598
1920s 77 29,011
1930s 61 20,319
1940s 71 16,856
1950s 47 13,832
1960s 18 8,360
1970s - 4,761
1980s - 3,124
1990s - 1,957
2000s - 1,103
2010s - 750
2020s - 321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hersey Herman
2014 - 73
2015 - 91
2016 - 83
2017 - 56
2018 - 64
2019 - 73
2020 - 56
2021 - 46
2022 - 51
2023 - 60
2024 - 50
2025 - 58

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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