Is Herald a boy or girl name?

Herald is a boy’s name. Of the 990 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Herald

Recorded 1900–2022 · United States

Herald was most popular in 1926, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,316 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 990 people named Herald.

Herald over time

Births per year. The dot marks Herald’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Herald a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Herald is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 990 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org