First Name HERSHEL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • HERSHEL is ranked as the 2200th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 9,054.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.84 people named HERSHEL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named HERSHEL is 4,743.
  • The SSA data also shows that HERSHEL is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names HERSHEL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 9,054 +/-3.7%
  • National Rank 2,200
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,743
  • National Rank 3,262
  • Percentile Rank 96.47%
  • Proportion/100k 1.49

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HERSHEL is 78.4% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 16.7% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name HERSHEL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name HERSHEL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name HERSHEL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.4% 63.9% 14.5%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 16.7% 12.3% 4.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named HERSHEL is Texas where 1,121 people have this name.
  • Arkansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named HERSHEL, as 17.49 in every 100,000 Arkansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Arkansas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 24 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names HERSHEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 216 1.68 94.6% Indiana 379 5.75 95.8% Iowa 40 1.28 89.2% Kansas 134 4.6 90.6% Michigan 256 2.58 97.2% Minnesota 23 0.43 85.8% Missouri 406 13.54 95.7% Nebraska 13 0.7 60.7% North Dakota 8 1.09 24.2% Ohio 395 3.41 96.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name HERSHEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 216 1.68 94.6%
Indiana 379 5.75 95.8%
Iowa 40 1.28 89.2%
Kansas 134 4.6 90.6%
Michigan 256 2.58 97.2%
Minnesota 23 0.43 85.8%
Missouri 406 13.54 95.7%
Nebraska 13 0.7 60.7%
North Dakota 8 1.09 24.2%
Ohio 395 3.41 96.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.4%
West State Statistics First-Names HERSHEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 118 1.76 89.7% California 455 1.17 96.5% Colorado 34 0.63 79.8% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 31 1.91 75.5% Montana 24 2.3 69.5% Nevada 18 0.65 63.4% New Mexico 79 3.78 84.6% Oregon 124 3.13 90.7% Utah 50 1.69 81.7% Washington 72 1.03 91.7% Wyoming 19 3.19 60.4%

West States
State stats for the first name HERSHEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 118 1.76 89.7%
California 455 1.17 96.5%
Colorado 34 0.63 79.8%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 31 1.91 75.5%
Montana 24 2.3 69.5%
Nevada 18 0.65 63.4%
New Mexico 79 3.78 84.6%
Oregon 124 3.13 90.7%
Utah 50 1.69 81.7%
Washington 72 1.03 91.7%
Wyoming 19 3.19 60.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names HERSHEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 62.8% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 42 0.47 79.3% New York 340 1.72 96.7% Pennsylvania 76 0.6 90.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 59.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name HERSHEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 62.8%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 42 0.47 79.3%
New York 340 1.72 96.7%
Pennsylvania 76 0.6 90.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 59.9%
South State Statistics First-Names HERSHEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 477 9.83 96.5% Arkansas 519 17.49 96.1% Delaware 14 1.52 80.9% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 324 1.63 97.2% Georgia 621 6.15 97.5% Kentucky 674 15.27 96.4% Louisiana 301 6.48 95.0% Maryland 80 1.34 91.7% Mississippi 406 13.54 95.7% North Carolina 246 2.47 96.6% Oklahoma 456 11.76 95.6% South Carolina 130 2.68 92.4% Tennessee 655 10.01 97.3% Texas 1,121 4.16 98.4% Virginia 190 2.28 94.4% West Virginia 100 5.41 86.4%

South States
State stats for the first name HERSHEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 477 9.83 96.5%
Arkansas 519 17.49 96.1%
Delaware 14 1.52 80.9%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 324 1.63 97.2%
Georgia 621 6.15 97.5%
Kentucky 674 15.27 96.4%
Louisiana 301 6.48 95.0%
Maryland 80 1.34 91.7%
Mississippi 406 13.54 95.7%
North Carolina 246 2.47 96.6%
Oklahoma 456 11.76 95.6%
South Carolina 130 2.68 92.4%
Tennessee 655 10.01 97.3%
Texas 1,121 4.16 98.4%
Virginia 190 2.28 94.4%
West Virginia 100 5.41 86.4%
 

Full Names with HERSHEL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HERSHEL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named HERSHEL.

The most popular full name is HERSHEL Smith. 1.33% of all the people named HERSHEL have this family name.

There are 1258 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HERSHEL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 HERSHEL Smith 1.33%
2 HERSHEL Jones 1.03%
3 HERSHEL Johnson 0.87%
4 HERSHEL Williams 0.87%
5 HERSHEL Brown 0.62%
6 HERSHEL Walker 0.56%
7 HERSHEL White 0.56%
8 HERSHEL Parker 0.51%
9 HERSHEL Davis 0.46%
10 HERSHEL Miller 0.41%
11 HERSHEL Moore 0.41%
12 HERSHEL Thompson 0.41%
13 HERSHEL Webb 0.41%
14 HERSHEL Baker 0.36%
15 HERSHEL Green 0.36%
16 HERSHEL Hale 0.36%
17 HERSHEL Hall 0.36%
18 HERSHEL Stone 0.36%
19 HERSHEL Anderson 0.31%
20 HERSHEL Clark 0.31%

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