Herve vs Herschel

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

Name A

Herve

Boy name

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Name B

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4872

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Metric Herve Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4872
Total Births (all years) 560 10,640
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 25 277
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herve Herschel
1880ss — 150
1890ss — 262
1900ss — 359
1910ss 111 1,701
1920ss 161 2,258
1930ss 84 1,476
1940ss 36 1,296
1950ss 11 1,012
1960ss 28 591
1970ss 21 376
1980ss 72 402
1990ss 17 262
2000ss — 144
2010ss 6 204
2020ss 13 147

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herve Herschel
2014 — 15
2015 — 27
2016 — 28
2017 — 22
2018 — 24
2019 6 33
2020 6 38
2021 — 38
2022 — 23
2023 7 28
2024 — 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, 1911–2023.

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