Hersey is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Hersey is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1969. Hersey was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1924 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,654 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,377 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,802 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,227 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,870 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,071 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,062 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #2,765 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,525 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,909 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #3,137 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | #2,687 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,206 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,790 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #3,513 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #2,378 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,756 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,801 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #2,992 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,672 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,525 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,746 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #2,771 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,894 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,444 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,144 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,747 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,776 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,384 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,909 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,279 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,489 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #3,555 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,287 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,005 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #2,703 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,336 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,768 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #2,974 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #2,834 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,718 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,168 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | #1,467 |