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Herschel Witty • Sociable • Versatile
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Herschel Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
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Male
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Female
Herschel is predominantly a boys name, with 0% of Herschels being girls, and 100% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 10521 males named Herschel, and females given the name
Popularity of Herschel by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Herschel in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Herschel: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Herschel' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Herschel in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Herschel's average ranking is 1962.73, with it's highest ever rank being #. Herschel has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Herschel has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 10521 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Herschel gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 183.77%. During this year, 136 babies were named Herschel, which was 0.0142% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.014%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Herschel.
Popular 'H' Names for Boys
| Name | 'H-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | 1. | 32. | 10323 | 0.285% |
| Hunter | 2. | 62. | 7613 | 0.21% |
| Hudson | 3. | 91. | 6098 | 0.169% |
| Harrison | 4. | 182. | 3646 | 0.101% |
| Hayden | 5. | 298. | 2373 | 0.066% |
| Holden | 6. | 507. | 1347 | 0.037% |
| Hector | 7. | 613. | 1094 | 0.03% |
| Hendrix | 8. | 817. | 789 | 0.022% |
| Harvey | 9. | 831. | 770 | 0.021% |
| Hugo | 10. | 873. | 717 | 0.02% |
| Hayes | 11. | 882. | 709 | 0.02% |
| Hank | 12. | 972. | 629 | 0.017% |
| Hamza | 13. | 1172. | 492 | 0.014% |
| Harley | 14. | 1427. | 374 | 0.01% |
| Hezekiah | 15. | 1427. | 374 | 0.01% |
| Harry | 16. | 1437. | 372 | 0.01% |
| Hassan | 17. | 1704. | 298 | 0.008% |
| Harper | 18. | 1722. | 294 | 0.008% |
| Harold | 19. | 1750. | 285 | 0.008% |
| Houston | 20. | 1750. | 285 | 0.008% |