Hershal

HUR-shuhl /ˈhɜːʃəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Hershal is a rare variant of Hershel that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Hershal is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Hershal was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1918 (26 births).

About the name Hershal

PronunciationHUR-shuhl /ˈhɜːʃəl/
26peak births 1918
1913first in SSA data

Names similar to Hershal

How popular is Hershal?

Boys named Hershal
1913192019401960198020002004
Boys named Hershal per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hershal total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200466#10,448
199855#10,210
19929—#5,821
19895—#8,376
19875—#7,391
19825—#6,733
19757—#4,514
19745—#5,530
19716—#4,617
19686—#3,885
19657—#3,378
19618—#3,207
19609—#2,957
19597—#3,413
19578—#3,121
19568—#3,065
19555—#4,094
195413—#2,249
19536—#3,589
195112—#2,299
19509—#2,658
194711—#2,429
19468—#2,791
19459—#2,474
19448—#2,731
194310—#2,471
194219—#1,650
194112—#2,130
194015—#1,842
193913—#2,003
193813—#2,031
193710—#2,389
193612—#2,118
193511—#2,317
193410—#2,463
193312—#2,147
193215—#1,954
193118—#1,736
193011—#2,516
192913—#2,254
192816—#2,004
192714—#2,235
192623—#1,588
192513—#2,362
192412—#2,538
192322—#1,667
192214—#2,285
192119—#1,859
192024—#1,565
191921—#1,662
191826—#1,425
191718—#1,778
191615—#1,992
191510—#2,525
191414—#1,725
19135—#3,018