Herschell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Herschell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,059 babies named Herschell between 1897 and 1997, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herschell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herschell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Herschell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Herschell in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herschell 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 1,059 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.