Hershy is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Hershy is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,981 for boy births in the United States (and #4,242 across all names), given to 77 babies. Hershy was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 2025 (77 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | #1,981 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | #2,065 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | #2,116 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | #2,048 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | #3,144 |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | #2,482 |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | #2,500 |
| 2018 | 57 | 57 | #2,332 |
| 2017 | 48 | 48 | #2,610 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2015 | 38 | 38 | #3,046 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #3,060 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | #2,864 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | #3,475 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #3,196 |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #3,127 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #3,182 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #4,548 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #4,751 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #3,978 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #4,176 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #3,772 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #4,783 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #4,020 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #4,659 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #4,219 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #3,633 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,769 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,317 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,611 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,223 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,017 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,934 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,377 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,280 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,341 |