Herchel is a rare variant of Hershel that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Herchel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Herchel was first reported in SSA data in 1907 and peaked in 1918 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,694 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,144 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,736 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,714 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,417 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,293 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #3,819 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,735 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,869 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,070 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #4,043 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,522 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,162 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #3,464 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #2,112 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #2,472 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,534 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | #1,944 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,062 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #2,990 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #2,754 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,524 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,391 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #2,770 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,117 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,891 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #1,969 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,146 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,004 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,555 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,873 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,377 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,325 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,012 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #3,920 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,247 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,360 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,063 |
| 1922 | 15 | — | #2,189 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,304 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,272 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #2,976 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | #1,788 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,036 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #2,810 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,371 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,005 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,134 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #1,430 |