Herald is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Herald is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Herald was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1926 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,378 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,558 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,625 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,718 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,125 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,750 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,277 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,215 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,018 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,372 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #2,696 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,142 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,416 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #2,599 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #2,930 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #2,611 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #2,956 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #2,584 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #2,569 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,375 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #3,063 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #2,359 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #2,516 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,248 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #2,963 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #2,184 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,394 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,161 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #2,568 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,079 |
| 1944 | 15 | — | #1,845 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #1,797 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #1,990 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #2,750 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #1,841 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,224 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | #1,499 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #2,037 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #1,837 |
| 1935 | 25 | — | #1,375 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #1,805 |
| 1933 | 22 | — | #1,474 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | #1,616 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,438 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | #1,410 |
| 1929 | 21 | — | #1,637 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | #1,494 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | #1,493 |
| 1926 | 38 | — | #1,167 |
| 1925 | 28 | — | #1,405 |
| 1924 | 27 | — | #1,470 |
| 1923 | 23 | — | #1,619 |
| 1922 | 33 | — | #1,269 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | #1,675 |
| 1920 | 33 | — | #1,265 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | #1,843 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | #1,269 |
| 1917 | 31 | — | #1,229 |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,438 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,575 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,724 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | #1,343 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #1,386 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,563 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,490 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,261 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,158 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,127 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,402 |