Recorded 1918–2022 Boys' name Peak 1918 21 births

Hirsch — boys' name

21 babies named Hirsch in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s62000s52010s52020s5
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Hirsch was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hirsch in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hirsch

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Hirsch between 1918 and 2022, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hirsch currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hirsch performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hirsch shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hirsch 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 21 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.

Hirsch at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

21

Since 1918

105 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1918

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2022

Hirsch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1918

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
4.555.566.5 2022201420091918 6

Hirsch by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 29% of Hirsch's all-time total
1910s62000s52010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hirsch?
21 babies have been named Hirsch since 1918. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Hirsch most popular?
Hirsch was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Hirsch been used?
Hirsch has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 105 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Hirsch?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiram, Hiroshi, Hiro, Hiroki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.