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Boy name Germanic origin Jewish tradition

Herschel

HUR-shul · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Deer
Language
Germanic
Culture
Jewish;Yiddish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · Jewish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4929
2024 births20
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births10,640
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hersh
Alternate spellings
HershelHirsch
In other languages
Hirsch (Yiddish)Hersch (Yiddish)

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Notable people named Herschel

Herschel Walker (NFL)
William Herschel (astronomer)