Herschel Boy

Popularity: #904 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Herschel

Herschel Walker is a former American football player and politician.

Herschel Grynszpan was a Jewish teenager known for his role in the events leading to the Night of Broken Glass.

Herschel Behnke was an American artist recognized for his contributions to modern art.

Fictional characters named Herschel

Herschel Greene is a character in the comic series 'The Walking Dead', known for his role as a veterinarian.

Herschel is a character in the animated series 'The Amazing World of Gumball', known for his quirky personality.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Herschel was first seen in the United States in 1880. Herschel has ranked as high as #622 nationally, which occurred in 1921, and has been most popular in Indiana, Illinois, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. In the past 5 years the name Herschel has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Herschel (2021)

Year: 2021 2019 2016 2006 2003 1999 1992 1990 1988 1987 1986 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1975 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	5	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	11
1881	8
1882	9
1883	9
1884	21
1885	10
1886	19
1887	18
1888	26
1889	19
1890	19
1891	19
1892	23
1893	28
1894	24
1895	23
1896	29
1897	32
1898	38
1899	27
1900	37
1901	38
1902	33
1903	39
1904	25
1905	44
1906	32
1907	40
1908	32
1909	39
1910	47
1911	48
1912	136
1913	137
1914	155
1915	226
1916	231
1917	230
1918	257
1919	234
1920	244
1921	277
1922	242
1923	240
1924	246
1925	208
1926	208
1927	204
1928	211
1929	178
1930	171
1931	176
1932	154
1933	141
1934	133
1935	148
1936	128
1937	132
1938	153
1939	140
1940	133
1941	135
1942	131
1943	103
1944	142
1945	119
1946	137
1947	137
1948	134
1949	125
1950	116
1951	121
1952	99
1953	106
1954	91
1955	118
1956	87
1957	98
1958	95
1959	81
1960	66
1961	72
1962	81
1963	64
1964	55
1965	53
1966	45
1967	52
1968	45
1969	58
1970	47
1971	54
1972	56
1973	32
1974	35
1975	33
1976	35
1977	30
1978	26
1979	28
1980	30
1981	30
1982	54
1983	56
1984	31
1985	28
1986	46
1987	40
1988	47
1989	40
1990	47
1991	30
1992	33
1993	28
1994	19
1995	24
1996	16
1997	19
1998	20
1999	26
2000	19
2001	17
2002	9
2003	17
2004	11
2005	8
2006	26
2007	11
2008	12
2009	14
2010	10
2011	9
2012	20
2013	16
2014	15
2015	27
2016	28
2017	22
2018	24
2019	33
2020	38
2021	38
2022	23
2023	28
2024	20