Recorded 1953–1989 Boys' name Peak 1967 87 births

Herberto — boys' name

87 babies named Herberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s271970s331980s11
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Herberto was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

10 babies were named Herberto in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Herberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Herberto between 1953 and 1989, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herberto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herberto performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Herberto shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Herberto in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herberto 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 87 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.

Herberto at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

87

Since 1953

37 years of records

Peak year

1967

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1953

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1989

Herberto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1953

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1967)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 19891976197219701965196119541953 5

Herberto by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 38% of Herberto's all-time total
1950s161960s271970s331980s11

Herberto by state

Where Herberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Herberto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.7%
New York share of Herberto's total US births 5.7%

5 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Herberto?
87 babies have been named Herberto since 1953. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1967 with 10 births.
When was Herberto most popular?
Herberto was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Herberto most popular?
The top states for the name Herberto are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Herberto been used?
Herberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 37 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Herberto?
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.

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, 1953–1989 (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.