Hersh
Hersh was the 2853rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2781st; the most babies were born in 2024 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,930 places. More babies were named Hersh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #2,853 boys, up 513 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202444 babies
- Total since 1880
- 884babies recorded
Hersh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,853 | 44 |
| 2020 | #3,366 | 33 |
| 2010 | #4,416 | 22 |
| 2000 | #5,700 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,479 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hersh, counting every spelling?
Hersh is the most common spelling of a name family that had 49 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 49 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hersh | 44 | #2,853 | 182 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hersh?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hersh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hersh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hersh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hersh?
About 900 people born in the US named Hersh are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Hersh mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Hersh by state
How common Hersh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (7.8×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hersh: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hersh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hersh
How popular is the name Hersh?
Hersh was the 2853rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2781st; the most babies were born in 2024 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,930 places. More babies were named Hersh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hersh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hersh in the US.
Where is Hersh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hersh was most common in New York (0.16 per 1,000 boys).