Hershy
Hershy is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 69 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 690.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202274 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1978
- 1,059people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,059 boys have been named Hershy in the United States since 1978, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 74 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2015, and the 2010s alone account for 40%.
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Hershy was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Hershy
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Zainpeak 2022
- Laithpeak 2024
- Kylanpeak 2022
- Wisdompeak 2022
- Josiaspeak 2024
- Kylenpeak 2023
- Jamirpeak 2023
- Kyrenpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.