Hervey vs Herschel

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

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Hervey

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Name B

Herschel

Boy name · Rank #4892

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Metric Hervey Herschel
Current Rank Unranked #4892
Total Births (all years) 1,125 10,674
Peak Year 1917 1921
Peak Year Births 30 277
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hervey Herschel
1880s 29 150
1890s 29 262
1900s 5 359
1910s 170 1,701
1920s 228 2,258
1930s 159 1,476
1940s 149 1,296
1950s 91 1,012
1960s 63 591
1970s 39 376
1980s 53 402
1990s 46 262
2000s 47 144
2010s 17 204
2020s - 181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hervey Herschel
2014 - 15
2015 5 27
2016 - 28
2017 6 22
2018 - 24
2019 - 33
2020 - 38
2021 - 38
2022 - 23
2023 - 28
2024 - 20
2025 - 34

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, 1880–2017.

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