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

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2444

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Metric Herby Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 649 228,266
Peak Year 1929 1928
Peak Year Births 18 8,065
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herby Herbert
1880s - 4,257
1890s - 5,660
1900s - 6,957
1910s 5 33,860
1920s 73 56,531
1930s 129 37,821
1940s 118 28,710
1950s 103 24,298
1960s 63 13,701
1970s 46 7,248
1980s 40 4,463
1990s 61 2,409
2000s 11 1,234
2010s - 767
2020s - 350

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 - 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, 1918–2005.

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