Herschell

Boy · recorded 1897–1997

  • 1997last recorded
  • 1901best year

Most popular in 1901.

Last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Herschell.

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Its story

Popularity since 1897

0244718971922194719721997

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 75 recorded years as a table
Herschell, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189744
190033
190147
191031
191135
191221
191318
191426
191534
191627
191719
191822
191932
192020
192123
192229
192327
192429
192526
192627
192722
192816
192922
193019
193116
193223
193315
193418
193524
193613
193712
193818
193916
194021
194111
194212
194313
19449
19458
19466
19479
19489
19497
19506
19515
19525
19537
19543
19554
19569
19573
19584
19593
19606
19616
19623
19634
19648
19656
19665
19676
19683
19695
19703
19713
19756
19783
19804
19813
19833
19854
19863
19883
19913
19973

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Herschell isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1997
5
Rank in 1997
#9,265
How rare
1 in 377,028 boys
Since 1897
1,059

Herschell was last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1901, at 47 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Herschell doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.