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Hershel
OriginHebrew
Meaning"deer"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#2692
2025 SSA
About Hershel
Gentle meaning and bona fide Hebrew history, but feels old-mannish, like Herman and Menashe.
Hershel is also given to girls.
Pronounced HUR-shul.
As of October 2026, Hershel ranked #5144 for girls in US births in 1918 and #2692 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #391 for boys in 1932.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,861 | 41 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | #2,538 | 49 | 25.6 |
| 2016 | #2,948 | 40 | 21.1 |
| 2017 | #3,087 | 38 | 20.5 |
| 2018 | #3,195 | 36 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | #3,590 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #3,042 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | #3,528 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | #2,766 | 47 | 26.9 |
| 2023 | #2,555 | 52 | 30.4 |
| 2024 | #2,755 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #2,692 | 48 | 28.1 |
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- Hershel McGriffBoy
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American WWII hero
- Hershel Wayne GoberBoy
former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Hershel of OstropolBoy
Ukrainian prankster folk hero
Hershel in pop culture
- Hershel GreeneBoy
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Professor Hershel LaytonBoy
main character in the Professor Layton video game series
- Hershel AgasaBoy
character in anime "Case Closed"
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