Boys' name · since 1991
Herber
59 babies named Herber in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Herber sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 59 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herber has been recorded 59 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2015.
- #20,984 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 59 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herber ranks #20,984 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Herber's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Herber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Herber splits its recorded history at 2007: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Herber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Herber by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Herber's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Herber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (66% of all-time use).
Herber by state
Where Herber concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 10.2% |
6 of 59 births nationwide.
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- Herber's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Herbers (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Herber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Herber draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.