boy's name
Hershy
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,278
Hershy is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 43,057 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Hershy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 232 |
| 2010s | 419 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 383 |
How popular is Hershy?
In 2025, Hershy was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hershy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hershy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hershy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hershy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hershy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hershy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hershy
How popular is the name Hershy?
In 2025, Hershy was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Hershy a girl's or a boy's name?
Hershy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Hershy most popular?
Hershy peaked in 2025, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hershy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hershy currently ranks #1,986 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.