How Many People Are Named Hershal?
people named Hershal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,953,056 people in the US has this name
Based on 647 babies named Hershal in Social Security records from 1913 to 2004, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hershal in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hershal alive today is about 65 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hershal first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1918, to 26 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2004.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2004
🏆 Rank History
Hershal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,424, in 1918.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,424 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,957 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hershal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hershal were born in Texas than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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