Herold is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Herold is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1999. Herold was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 1923 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #10,521 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,819 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,624 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,723 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,070 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,658 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,449 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,653 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,717 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,294 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,285 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #3,394 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,670 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,060 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,251 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #2,748 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,163 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #3,137 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #2,760 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,737 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,315 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,535 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,636 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,794 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #2,991 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #1,915 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #2,553 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #1,863 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #2,735 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | #2,448 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #1,808 |
| 1933 | 16 | — | #1,794 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | #1,682 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,746 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | #2,122 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,700 |
| 1928 | 19 | — | #1,791 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,346 |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #1,817 |
| 1925 | 15 | — | #2,127 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #1,997 |
| 1923 | 26 | — | #1,474 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | #1,921 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,198 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,174 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #1,923 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | #2,212 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #2,628 |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,439 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | #1,482 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | #1,416 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,621 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | #1,205 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,628 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #1,494 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,157 |