Herschel is a boy's name of German origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 20 boys in the United States.
Herschel belongs to the German tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Herschel first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #281 in 1901, and in 2024 20 babies received the name — 10,640 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Herschel is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its German origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Herschel is a boy name. In 2024, 20 babies received the name in the US.
Herschel comes from the German tradition.
Herschel first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #281 in 1901, and 20 babies were given the name in 2024.
Herschel is pronounced /ˈhɜːʃəl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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