Hersey — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hersey

The Social Security Administration has registered 331 babies named Hersey between 1912 and 1969, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hersey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hersey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hersey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hersey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hersey 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 331 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.