Recorded 1931–1946 Boys' name Peak 1946 13 births

Herdis — boys' name

13 babies named Herdis in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s7
1940s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Herdis was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

7 babies were named Herdis in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Herdis

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Herdis between 1931 and 1946, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herdis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herdis performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Herdis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herdis 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 13 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.

Herdis at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

13

Since 1931

16 years of records

Peak year

1946

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1931

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1946

Herdis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1931

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1946)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5.566.577.5 19461931 6

Herdis by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
7 births that decade — 54% of Herdis's all-time total
1930s61940s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Herdis?
13 babies have been named Herdis since 1931. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1946 with 7 births.
When was Herdis most popular?
Herdis was most popular in the 1940s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Herdis been used?
Herdis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 16 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Herdis?
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, 1931–1946 (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.