Hershall — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hershall

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Hershall between 1914 and 1954, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hershall currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hershall performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hershall shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hershall 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 195 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.