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Herschel

boy name · Yiddish origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

traditionally 'deer'; a beloved old-world heirloom name

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Herschel peaked in the 1890s.

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