Herchel
- Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 454since 1907
Herchel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Herchel has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1991 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | |
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| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,968 | 8 |
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| 1973 | #4,505 | 6 |
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| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | — | |
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| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | — | |
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| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,345 | 5 |
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First appearance
1907
The first year at least five boys were named Herchel! It came in at #1,345, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1907–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Herchel is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Herchel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Herchel
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1907 at #1,345 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1908, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 29,365
- Highest: 1 in 29,365 boys born in 1907 were named Herchel (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 404,066 boys born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 25.6% of all boys named Herchel (116) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,345 (1907) | #1,345 |
| 1910s | 79 | #1,767 (1918) | #2,237 |
| 1920s | 116 | #2,020 (1923) | #2,625 |
| 1930s | 94 | #1,932 (1934) | #2,622 |
| 1940s | 76 | #1,910 (1943) | #2,582 |
| 1950s | 41 | #2,798 (1956) | #3,251 |
| 1960s | 24 | #3,282 (1964) | #3,635 |
| 1970s | 6 | #4,505 (1973) | #4,505 |
| 1980s | 8 | #4,968 (1987) | #4,968 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,236 (1991) | #8,236 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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