Hershal — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hershal

The Social Security Administration has registered 647 babies named Hershal between 1913 and 2004, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hershal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hershal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Hershal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Hershal in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hershal 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 647 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.