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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Herschell

Herschell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 1126th; the most babies were born in 1924 (33). More babies were named Herschell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192433 babies
Total since 1880
1,059babies recorded

Herschell popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#5,1577
1970#5,0205
1960#2,36513
1950#2,49810
1940#1,38124
1930#1,61921
1920#1,72221
1910#1,4956
1900#1,4035
1890——
1880——

How popular is Herschell, counting every spelling?

Herschell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Herschell?

About 300 people born in the US named Herschell are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 58 and 78. That makes Herschell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Herschell by state

How common Herschell was among boys born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (6.4×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIN0.18Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTN0.09North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Herschell, boys, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Herschell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Herschell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Herschell

How popular is the name Herschell?

Herschell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 1126th; the most babies were born in 1924 (33). More babies were named Herschell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Herschell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,059 boys.

Where was Herschell most popular?

In 1922–1926, Herschell was most common in Indiana (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Alabama.