Herschel

Boy name

Herschel has been given to 10,674 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin /ˈhɝʃl̩/

Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,674

Peak year

1921 (277 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +26%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Herschel.

10,590 babies since 1880

10,455 babies since 1880

10,447 babies since 1880

10,940 babies since 1880

10,964 babies since 1880

10,996 babies since 1880

10,339 babies since 1880

10,338 babies since 1880

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