How Many People Are Named Hershy?
An estimated 1,048 people in the United States have the first name Hershy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Hershy peaked in popularity in 2022 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hershy 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 Hershy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hershy is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,048
About 1 in 327,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
74 births
Total Registered
1,059
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hershy
Hershy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,059 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hershy as a male name
Ranked #2,138 in 2024
69 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (74 births)
Hershy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hershy span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 419 babies were registered. While Hershy is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hershy by Decade
How has Hershy 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.
Hershy by State
Hershy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hershy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hershy
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hershy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hershy?
We estimate approximately 1,048 people named Hershy 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 327,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Hershy a common name?
Hershy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,059 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hershy most popular?
Hershy reached peak popularity in 2022, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hershy is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hershy a male name?
Hershy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hershy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hershy Smith, Hershy Johnson, Hershy 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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