Herschel

Where Herschel comes from

(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Herschel
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #571 among boys — 11 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1901
    Peak, #277
    38 babies named Herschel — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1921
    Herschel Grynszpan born
    Polish Jewish resistance fighter
  4. 1952
    Herschel Savage born
    American pornographic film actor & director
  5. 1994
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,469.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Herschel Grynszpan · Polish Jewish resistance fighter, 1921–1944
  • Herschel Savage · American pornographic film actor & director, 1952–2023
  • Herschel Bernardi · American actor, 1923–1986
  • Herschel Evans · American musician, 1909–1939
  • Herschel Walker · American diplomat and former football player, born 1962

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.