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Hershel

male

Meaning

"Deer"

Yiddish form related to Hirsch, meaning deer, widely used in Jewish naming and later adopted more broadly.

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Popularity History of Hershel

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#2755Ranked in 2024

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Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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#2755

Hershel was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
-200

lower than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Hershel Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Hershel

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Quick Facts

OriginYiddish, German
Syllables2
Length7 letters

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