Hershey vs Herschel

Side-by-side comparison of Hershey and Herschel — 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

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4872

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Metric Hershey Herschel
Current Rank #12416 #4872
Total Births (all years) 133 10,640
Peak Year 2022 1921
Peak Year Births 10 277
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hershey Herschel
1880ss — 150
1890ss — 262
1900ss — 359
1910ss 13 1,701
1920ss 31 2,258
1930ss 25 1,476
1940ss 35 1,296
1950ss 9 1,012
1960ss — 591
1970ss — 376
1980ss 5 402
1990ss — 262
2000ss — 144
2010ss — 204
2020ss 15 147

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hershey Herschel
2014 — 15
2015 — 27
2016 — 28
2017 — 22
2018 — 24
2019 — 33
2020 — 38
2021 — 38
2022 10 23
2023 — 28
2024 5 20

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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