Boys' name · since 1911
Herve
560 babies named Herve in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 560
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
560 boys have been named Herve since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Herve recorded 560 times among boys since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2023.
- #7,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 560 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herve ranks #7,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 560 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 560
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herve's 560 recorded births place it above 83.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Herve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Herve splits its recorded history at 1940: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Herve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2023
- Peak year (1921)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Herve by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (161 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Herve's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Herve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
161 births
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 161 births (29% of all-time use).
How Herve compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Herve's total volume
Herve by state
Where Herve concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 156 | 27.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Rhode Island | | 10 | 1.8% |
156 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Herve's data
- Herve's decade-level peak was the 1920s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Herves (156 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
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 Herve: 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 (~112 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, 1911–2023 (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 Herve 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.