Boys' name · since 1921
Herod
Herod has 37 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,286 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herod sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herod has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1968.
- #24,286 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herod ranks #24,286 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,286 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herod's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Herod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Herod's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Herod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1968
- Peak year (1924)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Herod by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 86% of the file).
1920s was Herod's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Herod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (86% of all-time use).
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What to do with Herod's data
- Herod's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Herod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Herod draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.