Hershel — #2742 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hershel

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,279 babies named Hershel between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hershel currently holds the #2742 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 226 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hershel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,032 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Hershel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 948 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hershel in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hershel 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 10,279 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.