Hershel
1 country#2676 in United States, 2025US
#2676
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
10,334
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
226
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Hershel’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
10,334 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2676 · peaked in 1924 with 226 births
Most common in: Kentucky, New York, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Hershel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3083 | — |
| 2007 | #2811 | ↑272 |
| 2008 | #2753 | ↑58 |
| 2009 | #3551 | ↓798 |
| 2010 | #3531 | ↑20 |
| 2011 | #2590 | ↑941 |
| 2012 | #3179 | ↓589 |
| 2013 | #2895 | ↑284 |
| 2014 | #2847 | ↑48 |
| 2015 | #2528 | ↑319 |
| 2016 | #2935 | ↓407 |
| 2017 | #3071 | ↓136 |
| 2018 | #3171 | ↓100 |
| 2019 | #3571 | ↓400 |
| 2020 | #3025 | ↑546 |
| 2021 | #3497 | ↓472 |
| 2022 | #2753 | ↑744 |
| 2023 | #2541 | ↑212 |
| 2024 | #2674 | ↓133 |
| 2025 | #2676 | ↓2 |
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