Herchel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Herchel

The Social Security Administration has registered 454 babies named Herchel between 1907 and 1991, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herchel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herchel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Herchel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Herchel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herchel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 454 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.