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.

Hershel

#1,155 most common boys' name of all time · #2,737 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,155
Rank overall
#2,737 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
10,334
Since 2016
411
Peak year
1924 #409
Best rank
#391 1932
Girls Boys peak 226/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hershel 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 — 48 48 #2,676
2024 — 49 49 #2,675
2023 — 52 52 #2,545
2022 — 47 47 #2,754
2021 — 32 32 #3,501
2020 — 38 38 #3,029
2019 — 31 31 #3,573
2018 — 36 36 #3,175
2017 — 38 38 #3,074
2016 — 40 40 #2,937
2015 — 49 49 #2,528
2014 — 41 41 #2,849
2013 — 39 39 #2,895
2012 — 35 35 #3,180
2011 — 47 47 #2,595
2010 — 30 30 #3,539
2009 — 30 30 #3,553
2008 — 44 44 #2,755
2007 — 42 42 #2,814
2006 — 35 35 #3,090
2005 — 52 52 #2,266
2004 — 40 40 #2,649
2003 — 33 33 #2,925
2002 — 30 30 #3,026
2001 — 23 23 #3,619
2000 — 32 32 #2,809
1999 — 16 16 #4,348
1998 — 22 22 #3,400
1997 — 37 37 #2,264
1996 — 25 25 #2,919
1995 — 28 28 #2,634
1994 — 24 24 #2,952
1993 — 25 25 #2,789
1992 — 24 24 #2,841
1991 — 37 37 #2,025
1990 — 25 25 #2,632
1989 — 25 25 #2,550
1988 — 33 33 #1,955
1987 — 37 37 #1,764
1986 — 23 23 #2,373
1985 — 31 31 #1,874
1984 — 32 32 #1,769
1983 — 36 36 #1,636
1982 — 31 31 #1,818
1981 — 28 28 #1,947
1980 — 30 30 #1,865
1979 — 40 40 #1,490
1978 — 30 30 #1,763
1977 — 34 34 #1,613
1976 — 39 39 #1,432
1975 — 40 40 #1,384
1974 — 51 51 #1,157
1973 — 45 45 #1,234
1972 — 40 40 #1,331
1971 — 46 46 #1,220
1970 — 46 46 #1,226
1969 — 58 58 #1,011
1968 — 70 70 #866
1967 — 46 46 #1,089
1966 — 58 58 #955
1965 — 57 57 #980
1964 — 78 78 #863
1963 — 67 67 #916
1962 — 71 71 #903
1961 — 85 85 #836
1960 — 62 62 #966
1959 — 73 73 #899
1958 — 69 69 #910
1957 — 91 91 #787
1956 — 91 91 #781
1955 — 99 99 #734
1954 — 107 107 #699
1953 — 113 113 #672
1952 — 125 125 #630
1951 — 125 125 #631
1950 — 113 113 #660
1949 — 113 113 #642
1948 — 144 144 #557
1947 — 127 127 #603
1946 — 131 131 #558
1945 — 127 127 #532
1944 — 150 150 #497
1943 — 138 138 #535
1942 — 180 180 #463
1941 — 176 176 #441
1940 — 154 154 #467
1939 — 183 183 #420
1938 — 167 167 #447
1937 — 177 177 #426
1936 — 146 146 #467
1935 — 180 180 #410
1934 — 161 161 #445
1933 — 163 163 #433
1932 — 207 207 #391
1931 — 172 172 #433
1930 — 200 200 #416
1929 — 211 211 #401
1928 — 181 181 #447
1927 — 202 202 #427
1926 — 215 215 #407
1925 — 180 180 #448
1924 — 226 226 #409
1923 — 208 208 #417
1922 — 202 202 #423
1921 — 213 213 #416
1920 — 194 194 #432
1919 — 206 206 #406
1918 5 182 187 #441
1917 — 146 146 #476
1916 — 153 153 #460
1915 — 141 141 #465
1914 — 98 98 #496
1913 — 85 85 #470
1912 — 61 61 #506
1911 — 31 31 #547
1910 — 25 25 #580
1909 — 22 22 #568
1908 — 23 23 #538
1907 — 24 24 #480
1906 — 25 25 #453
1905 — 23 23 #474
1904 — 20 20 #490
1903 — 17 17 #542
1902 — 20 20 #486
1901 — 15 15 #528
1900 — 13 13 #725
1899 — 8 8 #831
1898 — 10 10 #729
1897 — 9 9 #767
1896 — 11 11 #708
1895 — 9 9 #777
1894 — 5 5 #1,128
1893 — 8 8 #807
1892 — 8 8 #824
1890 — 5 5 #1,057
1889 — 9 9 #710
1888 — 7 7 #872
1885 — 5 5 #998
1884 — 8 8 #740
1883 — 7 7 #770
1882 — 6 6 #888
1880 — 5 5 #983