Herby vs Herbert

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

Name A

Herby

Boy name

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2469

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Metric Herby Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2469
Total Births (all years) 649 228,211
Peak Year 1929 1928
Peak Year Births 18 8,065
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herby Herbert
1880ss — 4,257
1890ss — 5,660
1900ss — 6,957
1910ss 5 33,860
1920ss 73 56,531
1930ss 129 37,821
1940ss 118 28,708
1950ss 103 24,296
1960ss 63 13,702
1970ss 46 7,248
1980ss 40 4,463
1990ss 61 2,409
2000ss 11 1,234
2010ss — 767
2020ss — 298

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herby Herbert
2014 — 75
2015 — 79
2016 — 80
2017 — 77
2018 — 71
2019 — 54
2020 — 59
2021 — 53
2022 — 64
2023 — 67
2024 — 55

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, 1918–2005.

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