Boys' name · since 1918
Herby
Herby has 649 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 649
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
649 boys have been named Herby since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Herby recorded 649 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2005.
- #6,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 649 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herby ranks #6,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 649 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 649
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Herby's 649 recorded births place it above 85.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Herby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Herby splits its recorded history at 1957: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Herby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2005
- Peak year (1929)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Herby by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (129 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Herby's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Herby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
103 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 129 births (20% of all-time use).
How Herby compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Herby's total volume
Herby by state
Where Herby concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
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What to do with Herby's data
- Herby's decade-level peak was the 1930s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Herbys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1918–2005 (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 Herby 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.