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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hershell

Hershell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 871st; the most babies were born in 1920 (45). More babies were named Hershell 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
192045 babies
Total since 1880
1,847babies recorded

Hershell 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#5,8096
1970#3,6378
1960#1,64025
1950#1,48225
1940#1,05538
1930#1,37528
1920#1,04145
1910#1,7005
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hershell, counting every spelling?

Hershell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hershell?

About 600 people born in the US named Hershell are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 58 and 79. That makes Hershell 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.

Hershell by state

How common Hershell was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. In 45 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 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: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesKY0.12West 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: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAR0.12Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOK0.18Louisiana: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hershell, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Hershell

How popular is the name Hershell?

Hershell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 871st; the most babies were born in 1920 (45). More babies were named Hershell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hershell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,847 boys.

Where was Hershell most popular?

In 1918–1922, Hershell was most common in Oklahoma (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.