Hershell Name Popularity and Statistics

Hershell is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1994
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,847
First Year on Record1899

Hershell popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1994Boys5#8,800
1988Boys7#5,751
1987Boys6#6,089
1984Boys6#5,561
1983Boys9#4,141
1982Boys7#5,003
1981Boys7#4,961
1980Boys6#5,525
1979Boys6#5,355
1978Boys7#4,554
1977Boys8#4,164
1976Boys10#3,471
1975Boys6#4,797
1974Boys7#4,190
1973Boys10#3,223
1972Boys15#2,418
1971Boys17#2,279
1970Boys8#3,521
1969Boys15#2,217
1968Boys9#2,907
1967Boys13#2,242
1966Boys17#1,891
1965Boys8#2,982
1964Boys9#2,854

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1920 · Boys

45 recorded births and rank #1,035.

1938 · Boys

44 recorded births and rank #951.

1943 · Boys

43 recorded births and rank #1,018.

1933 · Boys

43 recorded births and rank #961.

Where Hershell ranked highest in 1958

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

StateRankRecorded births
TN#4505

View the complete state-by-state table for Hershell