Hersel

Peak · boys
1909 · 6 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
197
since 1909

Hersel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Hersel has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #1,277, 1909boys
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1953#3,4256
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1928#2,8439
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1923#3,4677
1922#2,80110
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1919#2,38512
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First appearance
1909

The first year at least five boys were named Hersel! It came in at #1,277, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1910–1913, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Hersel is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Hersel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Hersel
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1953
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1909
  • Peaked 1909 at #1,277 (6 births)
  • Births halved by 1910, 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 27,333
  • Highest: 1 in 27,333 boys born in 1909 were named Hersel (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 328,717 boys born in 1953 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 33.5% of all boys named Hersel (66) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,277 (1909)#1,277
1910s64#2,188 (1917)#2,431
1920s66#2,059 (1921)#2,975
1930s32#2,719 (1935)#3,155
1940s18#2,996 (1945)#3,246
1950s11#3,425 (1953)#3,580

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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