Recorded 1915–1989 Boys' name Peak 1960 177 births

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.

1910s71930s71940s231950s431960s471970s391980s11
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Herny was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

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 1989

Total births

177

Since 1915

75 years of records

Peak year

1960

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1915

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1989

Herny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1960)
12
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
468101214 19891976197019621958195119321915 7

Herny by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
47 births that decade — 27% of Herny's all-time total
1910s71930s71940s231950s431960s471970s391980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Herny?
177 babies have been named Herny since 1915. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1960 with 12 births.
When was Herny most popular?
Herny was most popular in the 1960s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Herny been used?
Herny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 75 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Herny?
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, 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.