Hersey

Boy · recorded 1912–1969

  • 1969last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1969. 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 Hersey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0142819121926194119551969

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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 43 recorded years as a table
Hersey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191228
191316
191511
191710
19189
191910
19208
192110
19235
192412
19256
19265
19277
19285
192911
19305
19319
193212
19336
19355
19378
19385
19398
19404
19416
19426
19434
19447
19454
19465
19474
19485
19494
19503
19513
19525
19542
19554
19564
19572
19633
19654
19693

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hersey 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 1969
5
Rank in 1969
#4,404
How rare
1 in 357,634 boys
Since 1912
331

Hersey was last recorded in 1969. 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 1912, at 28 per million boys born.

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

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