Herb vs Herbert

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

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Herb

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Herbert

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Metric Herb Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 2,007 228,266
Peak Year 1947 1928
Peak Year Births 70 8,065
Peak Decade 1940s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herb Herbert
1880s 7 4,257
1890s 5 5,660
1900s 12 6,957
1910s 65 33,860
1920s 149 56,531
1930s 394 37,821
1940s 531 28,710
1950s 320 24,298
1960s 377 13,701
1970s 84 7,248
1980s 46 4,463
1990s 17 2,409
2000s - 1,234
2010s - 767
2020s - 350

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herb Herbert
2014 - 75
2015 - 79
2016 - 80
2017 - 77
2018 - 71
2019 - 54
2020 - 59
2021 - 53
2022 - 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, 1884–1993.

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