Herny — boys' name
177 babies named Herny in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
27% of everyone ever named Herny was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Herny in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Herny
The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Herny between 1915 and 1989, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herny currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Herny performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Herny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Herny 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.
Herny at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Herny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915
- Peak year (1960)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1989.
177 total births across 75 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 12 births in a single year.
Herny by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 47 births that decade — 27% of Herny's all-time total
Herny decade highlights
- Peak decade 47 births
- Runner-up 43 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Herny's strongest decade
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–1989 (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.