Herson
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Herson by the numbers
Herson was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Herson
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Herson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hensonson of Henry; surname used as given name19 in the US (2017)
- Heronwading bird; from heros hero6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hermonsacred mountain; devoted one4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hudsonson of Hugh1,204 in England and Wales (2025)
- Haroona form of Aaron; lofty or exalted73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hernanbold voyager; a form of hernando58 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Herson
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