Girls' name · since 1921
Herlene
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Herlene, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Herlene since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Herlene recorded 34 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1957.
- #39,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herlene ranks #39,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #39,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Herlene's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Herlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Herlene's full recorded timeline at 1949, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Herlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1957
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Herlene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Herlene's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Herlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14 births (41% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1921–1957 (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 Herlene 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.