Harve — boys' name

What the Data Says About Harve

The Social Security Administration has registered 554 babies named Harve between 1880 and 1968, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harve currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1882, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harve performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Harve shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harve in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 554 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.