Herald vs Herbert

Side-by-side comparison of Herald and Herbert - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Herald

Boy name

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2444

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Metric Herald Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 990 228,266
Peak Year 1926 1928
Peak Year Births 38 8,065
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herald Herbert
1880s - 4,257
1890s - 5,660
1900s 33 6,957
1910s 167 33,860
1920s 276 56,531
1930s 194 37,821
1940s 116 28,710
1950s 88 24,298
1960s 67 13,701
1970s 15 7,248
1980s 16 4,463
1990s 12 2,409
2000s - 1,234
2010s - 767
2020s 6 350

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herald Herbert
2014 - 75
2015 - 79
2016 - 80
2017 - 77
2018 - 71
2019 - 54
2020 - 59
2021 - 53
2022 6 65
2023 - 68
2024 - 56
2025 - 49

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–2022.

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