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Hershel

HER-shul

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Yiddish, a variant of Hebrew 'Hertz' (deer). A Jewish name with Eastern European heritage, contemporary yet rooted in tradition.”

Popularity Over Time

Hershel US popularity rank over timeRank 4446 in 1999 to rank 391 in 1932. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#391#2419#44461900192019401960198020002024

Hershel is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

HebrewYiddish

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Hersh

Style

VintageStrongClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Hershel Walker (football player)
  • William Herschel (astronomer)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Hastings

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Helmut

German Rare & Uncommon

Hewitt

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Hewson

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Hallam

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Hastings

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Houghton

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Havelock

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Jewish communities; works across cultures.

People Also Ask

From Yiddish, a variant of Hebrew 'Hertz' (deer). A Jewish name with Eastern European heritage, contemporary yet rooted in tradition.

Hershel is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Hershel include Hersh.

Names that pair beautifully with Hershel include Hewson, Hallam, Hastings, Houghton, Havelock.