Recorded 1894–2021 Boys' name Peak 1928 1,066 births

Hebert — boys' name

1,066 babies named Hebert in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s71900s271910s1121920s2261930s1851940s1081950s1131960s881970s341980s371990s492000s492010s262020s5
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Hebert was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

43 babies were named Hebert in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hebert

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,066 babies named Hebert between 1894 and 2021, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hebert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hebert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Hebert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hebert in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hebert 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 1,066 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.

Hebert at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,066

Since 1894

128 years of records

Peak year

1928

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1894

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2021

Hebert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1894

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1928)
43
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Hebert by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
226 births that decade — 21% of Hebert's all-time total
1890s71900s271910s1121920s2261930s1851940s1081950s1131960s881970s341980s371990s492000s492010s262020s5

Hebert by state

Where Hebert concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Hebert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
24 2.3%
#2 Louisiana
19 1.8%
#3 Texas
6 0.6%
#4 Georgia
5 0.5%
#5 Mississippi
5 0.5%
North Carolina share of Hebert's total US births 2.3%
Even split

24 of 1,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hebert?
1,066 babies have been named Hebert since 1894. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1928 with 43 births.
When was Hebert most popular?
Hebert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Hebert most popular?
The top states for the name Hebert are North Carolina (24 births), Louisiana (19 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Hebert been used?
Hebert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 128 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Hebert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heber, Heberto, Hebron, Heberth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.