Recorded 1897–1997 · United States
Herschell was most popular in 1924, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,578 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,059 people named Herschell.
Across the whole record Herschell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,059 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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