Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Herschel

#1,134 most common boys' name of all time · #2,686 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,134
Rank overall
#2,686 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,674
Since 2016
288
Peak year
1921 #361
Best rank
#283 1901
Girls Boys peak 277/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Herschel is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 34 34 #3,384
2024 — 20 20 #4,894
2023 — 28 28 #3,887
2022 — 23 23 #4,445
2021 — 38 38 #3,124
2020 — 38 38 #3,026
2019 — 33 33 #3,430
2018 — 24 24 #4,227
2017 — 22 22 #4,469
2016 — 28 28 #3,777
2015 — 27 27 #3,885
2014 — 15 15 #5,737
2013 — 16 16 #5,410
2012 — 20 20 #4,691
2011 — 9 9 #8,096
2010 — 10 10 #7,596
2009 — 14 14 #6,100
2008 — 12 12 #6,773
2007 — 11 11 #7,103
2006 — 26 26 #3,786
2005 — 8 8 #8,311
2004 — 11 11 #6,534
2003 — 17 17 #4,620
2002 — 9 9 #7,065
2001 — 17 17 #4,481
2000 — 19 19 #4,070
1999 — 26 26 #3,104
1998 — 20 20 #3,601
1997 — 19 19 #3,606
1996 — 16 16 #4,030
1995 — 24 24 #2,926
1994 — 19 19 #3,474
1993 — 28 28 #2,580
1992 — 33 33 #2,254
1991 — 30 30 #2,346
1990 — 47 47 #1,704
1989 — 40 40 #1,859
1988 — 47 47 #1,555
1987 — 40 40 #1,686
1986 — 46 46 #1,476
1985 — 28 28 #2,024
1984 — 31 31 #1,801
1983 — 56 56 #1,226
1982 — 54 54 #1,266
1981 — 30 30 #1,869
1980 — 30 30 #1,863
1979 — 28 28 #1,908
1978 — 26 26 #1,916
1977 — 30 30 #1,744
1976 — 35 35 #1,546
1975 — 33 33 #1,561
1974 — 35 35 #1,474
1973 — 32 32 #1,518
1972 — 56 56 #1,085
1971 — 54 54 #1,111
1970 — 47 47 #1,208
1969 — 58 58 #1,009
1968 — 45 45 #1,123
1967 — 52 52 #1,010
1966 — 45 45 #1,105
1965 — 53 53 #1,014
1964 — 55 55 #1,020
1963 — 64 64 #939
1962 — 81 81 #841
1961 — 72 72 #903
1960 — 66 66 #927
1959 — 81 81 #838
1958 — 95 95 #763
1957 — 98 98 #759
1956 — 87 87 #798
1955 — 118 118 #674
1954 — 91 91 #749
1953 — 106 106 #694
1952 — 99 99 #705
1951 — 121 121 #645
1950 — 116 116 #646
1949 — 125 125 #608
1948 — 134 134 #576
1947 — 137 137 #579
1946 — 137 137 #545
1945 — 119 119 #549
1944 — 142 142 #509
1943 — 103 103 #624
1942 — 131 131 #533
1941 — 135 135 #507
1940 — 133 133 #503
1939 — 140 140 #487
1938 — 153 153 #469
1937 — 132 132 #499
1936 — 128 128 #503
1935 — 148 148 #467
1934 — 133 133 #497
1933 — 141 141 #474
1932 — 154 154 #463
1931 — 176 176 #428
1930 — 171 171 #456
1929 — 178 178 #446
1928 — 211 211 #414
1927 — 204 204 #426
1926 — 208 208 #420
1925 — 208 208 #416
1924 — 246 246 #383
1923 — 240 240 #383
1922 — 242 242 #388
1921 — 277 277 #361
1920 — 244 244 #382
1919 — 234 234 #380
1918 — 257 257 #365
1917 — 230 230 #368
1916 — 231 231 #354
1915 — 226 226 #357
1914 — 155 155 #382
1913 — 137 137 #355
1912 — 136 136 #318
1911 — 48 48 #419
1910 — 47 47 #377
1909 — 39 39 #393
1908 — 32 32 #424
1907 — 40 40 #348
1906 — 32 32 #385
1905 — 44 44 #304
1904 — 25 25 #427
1903 — 39 39 #302
1902 — 33 33 #347
1901 — 38 38 #283
1900 — 37 37 #364
1899 — 27 27 #352
1898 — 38 38 #314
1897 — 32 32 #330
1896 — 29 29 #360
1895 — 23 23 #410
1894 — 24 24 #386
1893 — 28 28 #338
1892 — 23 23 #401
1891 — 19 19 #407
1890 — 19 19 #423
1889 — 19 19 #429
1888 — 26 26 #367
1887 — 18 18 #407
1886 — 19 19 #415
1885 — 10 10 #619
1884 — 21 21 #398
1883 — 9 9 #657
1882 — 9 9 #665
1881 — 8 8 #669
1880 — 11 11 #587