Herschell is a boy name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1997. Herschell first appears in the data in 1897 and reached its peak in 1924 (33 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | #21,349 |
| 1991 | 6 | #17,477 |
| 1988 | 6 | #15,513 |
| 1986 | 5 | #16,209 |
| 1985 | 8 | #11,379 |
| 1983 | 5 | #15,204 |
| 1981 | 5 | #15,398 |
| 1980 | 7 | #12,169 |
| 1978 | 5 | #14,299 |
| 1975 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1971 | 5 | #12,145 |
| 1970 | 5 | #11,714 |
| 1969 | 9 | #7,549 |
| 1968 | 5 | #10,295 |
| 1967 | 10 | #6,461 |
| 1966 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1965 | 11 | #6,023 |
| 1964 | 16 | #4,989 |
| 1963 | 9 | #6,884 |
| 1962 | 6 | #8,729 |
| 1961 | 12 | #5,810 |
| 1960 | 13 | #5,442 |
| 1959 | 6 | #8,429 |
| 1958 | 8 | #6,995 |
| 1957 | 7 | #7,518 |
| 1956 | 18 | #4,368 |
| 1955 | 9 | #6,351 |
| 1954 | 7 | #7,231 |
| 1953 | 14 | #4,754 |
| 1952 | 9 | #6,032 |
| 1951 | 9 | #5,943 |
| 1950 | 10 | #5,487 |
| 1949 | 12 | #4,908 |
| 1948 | 16 | #4,130 |
| 1947 | 16 | #4,218 |
| 1946 | 10 | #5,246 |
| 1945 | 11 | #4,571 |
| 1944 | 12 | #4,429 |
| 1943 | 19 | #3,469 |
| 1942 | 16 | #3,807 |
| 1941 | 14 | #3,935 |
| 1940 | 24 | #2,826 |
| 1939 | 18 | #3,295 |
| 1938 | 20 | #3,117 |
| 1937 | 13 | #4,028 |
| 1936 | 14 | #3,807 |
| 1935 | 25 | #2,706 |
| 1934 | 19 | #3,210 |
| 1933 | 15 | #3,673 |
| 1932 | 24 | #2,858 |
| 1931 | 17 | #3,489 |
| 1930 | 21 | #3,163 |
| 1929 | 24 | #2,923 |
| 1928 | 18 | #3,630 |
| 1927 | 25 | #3,044 |
| 1926 | 30 | #2,694 |
| 1925 | 29 | #2,768 |
| 1924 | 33 | #2,616 |
| 1923 | 30 | #2,714 |
| 1922 | 32 | #2,633 |
| 1921 | 25 | #3,124 |
| 1920 | 21 | #3,449 |
| 1919 | 31 | #2,573 |
| 1918 | 22 | #3,237 |
| 1917 | 18 | #3,557 |
| 1916 | 24 | #2,858 |
| 1915 | 29 | #2,461 |
| 1914 | 17 | #3,001 |
| 1913 | 9 | #3,902 |
| 1912 | 9 | #3,602 |
| 1911 | 8 | #2,993 |
| 1910 | 6 | #3,435 |
| 1901 | 5 | #2,821 |
| 1900 | 5 | #3,249 |
| 1897 | 5 | #2,756 |