Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hersel isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hersel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 197
- 197 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1953. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 173 as a first name in 2020; 155 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hersel’s family of names
In German usage, Hersel as a surname has a related form in Hirsch. In German usage, Hersel as a surname has a related form in HIRSCHI.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Hersel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Herschel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys
Hershel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys
Horace
“the keeper of time”
>99% boys
Herman
“a soldier”
>99% boys
Harden
“from the hare's valley”
>99% boys
Russel
“a little red-haired boy”
>99% boys
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
Homer
“a tomboyish woman” · “of the pledge; an epic poet”
>99% boys