Hershel
Hebrew
"deer"
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Updated Wed Feb 04 2026
The name Hershel is currently ranked #863 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #391 in 1932. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in HERSHEL, HERSHEL, and HERSHEL. Hershel is occasionally used for girls in 1918.
- Hershel Rank in US Top 1000
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- Famous People Named Hershel
- The name Hershel in Pop Culture
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# 863 in the US
Hershel Rank in US Top 1000
Popularity of the name Hershel
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Famous People Named Hershel
- Hershel McGriffAmerican NASCAR driver
- Hershel SchachterAmerican rabbi and Talmudic scholar
- Hershel Woodrow "Woody" WilliamsAmerican WWII hero
- Hershel Wayne Goberformer U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Hershel of OstropolUkrainian prankster folk hero
The name Hershel in Pop Culture
- Hershel Greenecharacter on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Professor Hershel Laytonmain character in the Professor Layton video game series
- Hershel Agasacharacter in anime "Case Closed"
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