Hershell vs Herbert

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

Name A

Hershell

Boy name

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2444

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Metric Hershell Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 1,847 228,266
Peak Year 1920 1928
Peak Year Births 45 8,065
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hershell Herbert
1880s - 4,257
1890s 5 5,660
1900s 28 6,957
1910s 185 33,860
1920s 380 56,531
1930s 365 37,821
1940s 330 28,710
1950s 265 24,298
1960s 142 13,701
1970s 94 7,248
1980s 48 4,463
1990s 5 2,409
2000s - 1,234
2010s - 767
2020s - 350

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hershell 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, 1899–1994.

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