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Hershel Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hershel?

The rare name Hershel was the 3,178th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Hershel, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #391 in 1932.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1924 with 226 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Hershel was less than 5, most recently in 1891.

Hershel, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1899-1902, 1908-1919, and 2001-2005, whereas 1955-1958, 1964-1967, and 1983-1986 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Hershel popularity headed?

Hershel's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Hershel's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Hershel lately has remained about the same.

The name Hershel is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Hershel (Girl)Hershel (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 36 3,178
2017 < 5 -- 38 3,077
2016 < 5 -- 40 2,941
2015 < 5 -- 49 2,535
2014 < 5 -- 41 2,857
2013 < 5 -- 39 2,906
2012 < 5 -- 35 3,192
2011 < 5 -- 47 2,599
2010 < 5 -- 30 3,561
2009 < 5 -- 30 3,586
2008 < 5 -- 44 2,760
2007 < 5 -- 42 2,834
2006 < 5 -- 35 3,106
2005 < 5 -- 52 2,275
2004 < 5 -- 40 2,663
2003 < 5 -- 33 2,951
2002 < 5 -- 30 3,040
2001 < 5 -- 23 3,659
2000 < 5 -- 32 2,829
1999 < 5 -- 16 4,430
1998 < 5 -- 22 3,430
1997 < 5 -- 37 2,280
1996 < 5 -- 25 2,964
1995 < 5 -- 28 2,646
1994 < 5 -- 24 2,981
1993 < 5 -- 25 2,813
1992 < 5 -- 24 2,872
1991 < 5 -- 37 2,033
1990 < 5 -- 25 2,649
1989 < 5 -- 25 2,567
1988 < 5 -- 33 1,962
1987 < 5 -- 37 1,767
1986 < 5 -- 23 2,381
1985 < 5 -- 31 1,884
1984 < 5 -- 32 1,776
1983 < 5 -- 36 1,638
1982 < 5 -- 31 1,826
1981 < 5 -- 28 1,967
1980 < 5 -- 30 1,878
1979 < 5 -- 40 1,499
1978 < 5 -- 30 1,767
1977 < 5 -- 34 1,622
1976 < 5 -- 39 1,435
1975 < 5 -- 40 1,390
1974 < 5 -- 51 1,158
1973 < 5 -- 45 1,237
1972 < 5 -- 40 1,334
1971 < 5 -- 46 1,221
1970 < 5 -- 46 1,228
1969 < 5 -- 58 1,013
1968 < 5 -- 71 863
1967 < 5 -- 45 1,107
1966 < 5 -- 58 955
1965 < 5 -- 57 980
1964 < 5 -- 78 864
1963 < 5 -- 67 914
1962 < 5 -- 71 906
1961 < 5 -- 85 833
1960 < 5 -- 62 970
1959 < 5 -- 72 906
1958 < 5 -- 69 908
1957 < 5 -- 91 786
1956 < 5 -- 91 779
1955 < 5 -- 99 735
1954 < 5 -- 107 700
1953 < 5 -- 113 673
1952 < 5 -- 123 633
1951 < 5 -- 126 628
1950 < 5 -- 113 660
1949 < 5 -- 113 643
1948 < 5 -- 144 558
1947 < 5 -- 127 603
1946 < 5 -- 131 561
1945 < 5 -- 127 529
1944 < 5 -- 149 497
1943 < 5 -- 139 534
1942 < 5 -- 180 463
1941 < 5 -- 176 440
1940 < 5 -- 154 465
1939 < 5 -- 183 420
1938 < 5 -- 167 448
1937 < 5 -- 177 427
1936 < 5 -- 146 467
1935 < 5 -- 180 410
1934 < 5 -- 162 445
1933 < 5 -- 162 433
1932 < 5 -- 207 391
1931 < 5 -- 172 433
1930 < 5 -- 200 416
1929 < 5 -- 211 401
1928 < 5 -- 181 448
1927 < 5 -- 202 427
1926 < 5 -- 215 408
1925 < 5 -- 180 448
1924 < 5 -- 226 409
1923 < 5 -- 207 418
1922 < 5 -- 203 422
1921 < 5 -- 213 416
1920 < 5 -- 194 432
1919 < 5 -- 206 406
1918 5 5,144 182 440
1917 < 5 -- 146 475
1916 < 5 -- 153 458
1915 < 5 -- 141 463
1914 < 5 -- 98 495
1913 < 5 -- 85 467
1912 < 5 -- 61 503
1911 < 5 -- 31 538
1910 < 5 -- 25 574
1909 < 5 -- 22 564
1908 < 5 -- 23 528
1907 < 5 -- 24 480
1906 < 5 -- 25 446
1905 < 5 -- 23 471
1904 < 5 -- 20 482
1903 < 5 -- 17 539
1902 < 5 -- 20 479
1901 < 5 -- 15 518
1900 < 5 -- 13 712
1899 < 5 -- 8 819
1898 < 5 -- 10 718
1897 < 5 -- 9 753
1896 < 5 -- 11 696
1895 < 5 -- 9 763
1894 < 5 -- 5 1,158
1893 < 5 -- 8 795
1892 < 5 -- 8 827
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- 5 1,068
1889 < 5 -- 9 695
1888 < 5 -- 7 864
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- 5 1,009
1884 < 5 -- 8 723
1883 < 5 -- 7 762
1882 < 5 -- 6 886
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- 5 976

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.