Herschel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Herschel \he-rs-chel, her-schel\ is a variant of Hershel.

The baby name Herschel sounds like Hirschel and Herschell. Other similar baby names are Heschel, Hirschl and Hersch.

Herschel is a common male first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Herschel. Click here to compare Herschel with related baby names.