Hershell vs Herman

Side-by-side comparison of Hershell and Herman - 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

Herman

Boy name · Rank #2637

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Metric Hershell Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2637
Total Births (all years) 1,847 135,977
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 45 3,219
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hershell Herman
1880s - 3,689
1890s 5 4,232
1900s 28 5,064
1910s 185 22,598
1920s 380 29,011
1930s 365 20,319
1940s 330 16,856
1950s 265 13,832
1960s 142 8,360
1970s 94 4,761
1980s 48 3,124
1990s 5 1,957
2000s - 1,103
2010s - 750
2020s - 321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hershell 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, 1899–1994.

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