Boys' name · since 1915
Herny
Herny has 177 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
177 boys have been named Herny since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herny has been recorded 177 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1989.
- #13,707 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 177 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herny ranks #13,707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Herny's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Herny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Herny's full recorded timeline at 1962, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Herny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1989
- Peak year (1960)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Herny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (47 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Herny's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Herny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Herny's data
- Herny's decade-level peak was the 1960s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1915–1989 (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 Herny 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.