How Many People Are Named Herschell?
people named Herschell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,116,943 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,059 babies named Herschell in Social Security records from 1897 to 1997, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Herschell in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Herschell alive today is about 66 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Herschell first appears in the records in 1897 and was given most often in 1924, to 33 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1997.
Babies given the name each year, 1897 to 1997
🏆 Rank History
Herschell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,125, in 1901.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,125 (1901) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,434 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Herschell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Herschell were born in Florida than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today.
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