Is Hershy a boy or girl name?

Hershy is a boy’s name. Of the 1,140 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hershy

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Hershy was most popular in 2025, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,226 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,226, with 77 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,140 people named Hershy.

Hershy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hershy’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hershy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hershy is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,140 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.

Names that peaked alongside Hershy

Where Hershy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.5×

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