How Many People Are Named Hersey?
An estimated 104 people in the United States have the first name Hersey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Hersey peaked in popularity in 1924 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hersey 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 Hersey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Hersey is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
104
About 1 in 3,295,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1924
14 births
Total Registered
331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hersey
Hersey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 331 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hersey as a male name
Ranked #4,655 in 1969
5 male births in 1969
Peak: 1924 (14 births)
Hersey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hersey span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 77 babies were registered. Hersey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hersey by Decade
How has Hersey 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.
Hersey by State
Hersey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hersey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hersey
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hersey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hersey?
We estimate approximately 104 people named Hersey 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 3,295,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Hersey a common name?
Hersey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hersey most popular?
Hersey reached peak popularity in 1924, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hersey is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hersey a male name?
Hersey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hersey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hersey Smith, Hersey Johnson, Hersey 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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