Given name & surname
Hirsch
“resembling a deer”
Hirsch is a variant of Hershel. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hirsch is a variant of Hershel. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hirsch is a variant of Hirsh. An origin associated with Hirsh is Yiddish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hirsch through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 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 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 as a first name in 2020; 16,386 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.
Hirsch’s family of names
In English usage, Hirsch as a surname has a diminutive in HIRSCHY. In German usage, Hirsch as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Hart. Hirsch has a related form in Hershel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hirsch has relatives in 4 languages.
35 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 32
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Hershelvariant
- Herschelvariant · German
- Hirshvariant
- Herselvariant · German
- Herschvariant · German
- Hirschlevariant · German
- Hirschydiminutive · English
- Hirschivariant · German
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- Hirschmannvariant · German
- Hirzingervariant · German
- Hirzelvariant · German
- Hirzvariant · German
- Hirtzvariant · German
- Hirslvariant · German
- Hirsingvariant · German
- Hirschlingervariant · German
- Hirschinkvariant · German
- Hirschlervariant · German
- Hirschleinvariant · German
- Hirschlvariant · German
- Hirschelmannvariant · German
- Hirschelvariant · German
- Hirschevariant · German
- Hirisvariant · German
- Herzmannvariant · German
- Herzervariant · German
- Herzelnvariant · German
- Hersingvariant · German
- Hersevariant · German
- Herschmannvariant · German
- Herschelmannvariant · German
- Herrschervariant · German
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hirsch
- Hirsh GlickJewish poet and resistance member (1922–1944)
- Hirsch BerlinskiPOlish resistance fighter1908–1944
- Hirsch Bär FasselAustrian rabbi1802–1883
- Henri BorlantFrench Holocaust Survivor, Physician, Author1927–2024
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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>99% boys
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“having a bright mind”
>99% boys
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
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>99% boys
Harden
“from the hare's valley”
>99% boys