Herschel is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Herschel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Herschel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Herschel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Herschel is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “deer”. A Yiddish name meaning deer.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,674 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Herschel per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1921 (277/yr).
Herschel has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #766 nationally (given to 277 babies that year).
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