Is Herschel a boy or girl name?
Herschel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 20 boys were named Herschel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,640 US babies named Herschel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,929
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Herschel since 1880
- 10,640
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 277 babies
Boys and girls named Herschel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 262 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 359 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,701 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,476 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,012 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 591 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 402 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 262 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 204 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 147 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #4,929 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,927 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,477 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,444 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,278 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,519 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,815 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,830 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,487 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,764 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,312 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,788 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,223 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,903 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,281 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,578 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,703 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,681 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,256 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,565 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,653 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,078 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,364 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 54 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,873 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 53 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 55 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 64 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 81 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 72 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 66 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 81 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 95 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 98 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 87 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 118 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 91 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 106 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 99 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 121 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 116 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 125 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 134 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 137 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 137 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 119 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 142 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 103 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 131 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 135 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 133 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 140 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 153 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 132 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 128 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 148 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 133 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 141 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 154 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 176 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 171 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 178 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 211 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 204 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 208 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 208 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 246 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 240 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 242 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 277 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 244 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 234 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 257 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 230 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 231 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 226 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 155 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 137 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 136 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 48 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 47 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 39 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 32 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 40 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 32 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 44 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 25 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 39 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 33 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 38 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 37 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 38 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 32 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 29 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 24 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 28 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 23 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 19 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 26 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 21 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #587 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Herschel reached #281 in 1901. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Herschel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.