Hershey vs Herbert

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

Name A

Hershey

Boy name · Rank #12416

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2469

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Metric Hershey Herbert
Current Rank #12416 #2469
Total Births (all years) 133 228,211
Peak Year 2022 1928
Peak Year Births 10 8,065
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hershey Herbert
1880ss — 4,257
1890ss — 5,660
1900ss — 6,957
1910ss 13 33,860
1920ss 31 56,531
1930ss 25 37,821
1940ss 35 28,708
1950ss 9 24,296
1960ss — 13,702
1970ss — 7,248
1980ss 5 4,463
1990ss — 2,409
2000ss — 1,234
2010ss — 767
2020ss 15 298

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hershey Herbert
2014 — 75
2015 — 79
2016 — 80
2017 — 77
2018 — 71
2019 — 54
2020 — 59
2021 — 53
2022 10 64
2023 — 67
2024 5 55

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, 1914–2024.

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