Is Hershel a boy or girl name?
Hershel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 47 boys were named Hershel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,284 US babies named Hershel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,755
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hershel since 1880
- 10,284
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 226 babies
Boys and girls named Hershel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,128 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 2,032 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,756 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,440 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,006 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 652 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 411 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 306 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 386 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 216 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,528 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,087 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,948 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,194 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,589 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,107 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,661 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,831 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,431 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,430 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,964 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 70 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 46 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 58 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 57 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 78 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 67 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 71 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 85 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 62 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 73 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 69 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 91 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 91 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 99 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 107 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 113 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 125 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 125 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 113 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 113 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 144 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 127 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 131 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 127 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 150 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 138 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 180 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 176 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 154 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 183 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 167 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 177 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 146 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 180 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 161 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 163 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 207 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 172 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 200 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 211 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 181 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 202 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 215 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 180 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 226 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 208 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 202 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 213 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 194 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 206 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 182 | #440 | 5 | #5,144 |
| 1917 | 146 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 153 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 141 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 98 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 85 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 61 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 31 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 22 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 23 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 23 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 20 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #976 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hershel reached #391 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #5,144 in 1918. 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 Hershel
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.