Hershey
Hershey is a surname, given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Hershey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hershey is a surname, given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Hershey
Hershey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Hersheys were born — ranking #7,764 that year. As of 2026, Hershey ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 133 Hersheys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hershey
Hershey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Hershey's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Hershey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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