Boys' name · since 1959
Hersh
884 babies named Hersh in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 884
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hersh currently ranks #2850 among boys' names in America, with 884 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Hersh recorded 884 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #2850 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #5,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,850 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 884 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hersh ranks #5,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,850 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 884 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 884
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hersh's 884 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hersh compares
884 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hersh's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hersh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 884 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hersh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hersh's full recorded timeline at 2004, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hersh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Hersh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (249 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Hersh's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hersh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 249 births (28% of all-time use).
How Hersh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hersh's total volume
Hersh by state
Where Hersh concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 482 | 54.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.4% |
482 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hersh's data
- Hersh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (249 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hershs (482 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hersh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Hersh 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.