Hersh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HERSH
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Hersh is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “deer”. In 2025 it ranked 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Hersh mean?
Germanic: Yiddish name, from hirsh
“deer”
Often paired with the Hebrew name Tzvi, which also means deer, as in Tzvi Hirsh.
Is Hersh a girl's or a boy's name?
Hersh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hersh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 7 boys.
Hersh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Hersh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Hersh, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Hersh in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hersh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,036 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
Names like Hersh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Krish Shivansh Veer Dhruv Ansh Vansh Shiv Yuvraj Arsh Krishiv Daksh
Names related to Hersh
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hersh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hersh, updated 20 October 2026.