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 #2469

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Metric Hervey Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2469
Total Births (all years) 1,125 228,211
Peak Year 1917 1928
Peak Year Births 30 8,065
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hervey Herbert
1880ss 29 4,257
1890ss 29 5,660
1900ss 5 6,957
1910ss 170 33,860
1920ss 228 56,531
1930ss 159 37,821
1940ss 149 28,708
1950ss 91 24,296
1960ss 63 13,702
1970ss 39 7,248
1980ss 53 4,463
1990ss 46 2,409
2000ss 47 1,234
2010ss 17 767
2020ss — 298

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 — 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, 1880–2017.

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