Boy
Hershel
Hershel is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyVariant of Herschel
EtymologyMeaning "deer"
Births by decade
1900s
202
1910s
1,133
1920s
2,032
1930s
1,756
1940s
1,440
1950s
1,004
1960s
652
1970s
411
1980s
306
1990s
263
2000s
361
2010s
315
Peaked in the 1920s · 9,875 total U.S. births since 1900