Boys' name · since 1982
Herberth
177 babies named Herberth in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,706 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Herberth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 177 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herberth has been recorded 177 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #13,706 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 177 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herberth ranks #13,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,706 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Herberth's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Herberth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Herberth's full recorded timeline at 2003, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Herberth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Herberth by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Herberth's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Herberth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (32% of all-time use).
Herberth by state
Where Herberth concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 8.5% |
15 of 177 births nationwide.
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What to do with Herberth's data
- Herberth's decade-level peak was the 1990s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Herberths (15 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herberth: 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 (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Herberth 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.