Boys' name · since 1994
Hirsh
13 babies named Hirsh in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
13 babies have been named Hirsh since 1994, making it today's #12659 boys' name.
Hirsh has 13 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12659 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #32,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,659 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hirsh ranks #32,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,659 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hirsh's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hirsh compares
13 5th percentile among 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
Hirsh's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hirsh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hirsh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hirsh's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hirsh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Hirsh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Hirsh's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Hirsh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hirsh's data
- Hirsh's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Hirsh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Hirsh 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.