Total births
39
Boys' name · since 1919
Hervie
Hervie has 39 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1919–1955
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
39 boys have been named Hervie since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hervie has 39 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1955.
- 39 total births
- 1919–1955 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Hervie since 1919, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1955.
- 39
- total births
- 1919–1955
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Hervie was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
8 babies were named Hervie in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Hervie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hervie's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hervie at a glance
Last recorded 1955Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Hervie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1955
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Hervie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Hervie's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Hervie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 14 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hervie? ▼
39 babies have been named Hervie since 1919. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Hervie most popular? ▼
Hervie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Hervie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hervie since 1919 -- 37 years through the most recent 1955 data.
What names are similar to Hervie? ▼
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.
What to do with Hervie's data
- Hervie's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1950s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hervie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hervie
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Hershel Boy
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Compare Hervie side by side: Hervie vs Herbert Hervie vs Herman Hervie vs Herschel
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1919–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hervie: Baby Name Since 1919 - 39 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hervie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hervie 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 July 2026.