Boys' name · since 1920
Herschal
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Herschal, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herschal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Herschal recorded 26 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1935.
- #26,937 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herschal ranks #26,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herschal's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Herschal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Herschal splits its recorded history at 1926: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Herschal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1935
- Peak year (1928)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Herschal by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
1920s was Herschal's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Herschal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
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What to do with Herschal's data
- Herschal's decade-level peak was the 1920s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- 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 Herschal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1920–1935 (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 Herschal 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.