How Many People Are Named Herold?
An estimated 150 people in the United States have the first name Herold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Herold peaked in popularity in 1923 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herold as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Herold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Herold is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
150
About 1 in 2,285,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1923
26 births
Total Registered
618
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herold
Herold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 618 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Herold as a male name
Ranked #10,521 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1923 (26 births)
Herold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herold span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 177 babies were registered. Herold has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Herold by Decade
How has Herold tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Herold by State
Herold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herold
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herold?
We estimate approximately 150 people named Herold are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,285,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Herold a common name?
Herold is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 618 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herold most popular?
Herold reached peak popularity in 1923, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herold is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herold a male name?
Herold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herold Smith, Herold Johnson, Herold Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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