Hervey vs Herbert

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

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Hervey

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2444

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Metric Hervey Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 1,125 228,266
Peak Year 1917 1928
Peak Year Births 30 8,065
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hervey Herbert
1880s 29 4,257
1890s 29 5,660
1900s 5 6,957
1910s 170 33,860
1920s 228 56,531
1930s 159 37,821
1940s 149 28,710
1950s 91 24,298
1960s 63 13,701
1970s 39 7,248
1980s 53 4,463
1990s 46 2,409
2000s 47 1,234
2010s 17 767
2020s - 350

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hervey Herbert
2014 - 75
2015 5 79
2016 - 80
2017 6 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, 1880–2017.

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