How Many People Are Named Herson?
An estimated 514 people in the United States have the first name Herson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Herson peaked in popularity in 2006 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herson 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 Herson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
514
About 1 in 666,837 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
31 births
Total Registered
522
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herson
Herson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 522 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Herson as a male name
Ranked #9,292 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (31 births)
Herson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herson span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 221 babies were registered. Herson has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Herson by Decade
How has Herson 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.
Herson by State
Herson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herson
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herson?
We estimate approximately 514 people named Herson 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 666,837 Americans share this first name.
Is Herson a common name?
Herson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 522 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herson most popular?
Herson reached peak popularity in 2006, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herson is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herson a male name?
Herson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herson Smith, Herson Johnson, Herson 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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