Herson
Kherson is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. At the beginning of 2022, its population was estimated at 279,131.
Meaning & Origin of Herson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kherson is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. At the beginning of 2022, its population was estimated at 279,131.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Herson
Herson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 31 Hersons were born — ranking #3,384 that year. As of 2026, Herson ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 522 Hersons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Herson
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Main category: People from Kherson Lev Bronstein (Leon Trotsky) , 1924 Ihor Kolykhaiev , 2020 Portrait of Grigory Potemkin Grigory Adamov (1886–1945), Soviet science fiction writer
- Georgy Arbatov (1923–2010), Soviet and Russian political scientist.
- Vladimir Baranov-Rossine (1888–1944), Ukrainian/Russian/French painter, avant-garde artist and inventor.
- Max Barskih (born 1990), Ukrainian singer and songwriter.
- Kristina Berdynskykh (born 1983), political journalist.
- Stefania Berlinerblau (1852–1921), American anatomist and physician, investigated blood circulation
- Maximilian Bern (1849–1923), German writer and editor.
- Sergei Bondarchuk (1920–1994), Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and screenwriter
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About the name Herson
Herson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 522 births in the dataset. Herson's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,384. Use the chart and map above to compare Herson'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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