Hersh is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Hersh is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,853 for boy births in the United States (and #6,139 across all names), given to 44 babies. Hersh was first reported in SSA data in 1959 and peaked in 2024 (44 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | #2,853 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | #2,888 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | #3,751 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | #3,369 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #3,767 |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | #3,366 |
| 2019 | 35 | 35 | #3,290 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,811 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #5,001 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | #4,239 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,783 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #3,059 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #4,229 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #4,765 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #3,635 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #4,416 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #4,999 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #3,682 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | #3,210 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | #4,041 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #4,107 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #3,677 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #4,899 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #2,781 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,180 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #4,430 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | #3,429 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,729 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #5,282 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #4,174 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #3,425 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,933 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #4,087 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,333 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #3,418 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,374 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,071 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,244 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,800 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,529 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,479 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #3,131 |