US rank #12747 Boys' name Peak 2000 177 births

Herberth — #12747 US boys' name

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.

1980s191990s572000s532010s432020s5
#12747
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Herberth was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Herberth in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Herberth

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Herberth between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herberth currently holds the #12747 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herberth performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Herberth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Herberth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herberth 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 177 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.

Herberth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

177

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,747

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Herberth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 20242013200920051998199319891982 6

Herberth by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 32% of Herberth's all-time total
1980s191990s572000s532010s432020s5

Herberth by state

Where Herberth concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Herberth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 8.5%
California share of Herberth's total US births 8.5%

15 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Herberth?
177 babies have been named Herberth since 1982. It currently ranks #12747 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Herberth most popular?
Herberth was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Herberth most popular?
The top states for the name Herberth are California (15 births).
How long has the name Herberth been used?
Herberth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Herberth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herbert, Herman, Herschel, Hershel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.