Recorded 1919–1955 Boys' name Peak 1919 39 births

Hervie — boys' name

39 babies named Hervie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s51940s141950s12
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.

What the Data Says About Hervie

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Hervie between 1919 and 1955, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hervie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hervie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hervie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hervie 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 39 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.

Hervie at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

39

Since 1919

37 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1919

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1955

Hervie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1919

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 195519531949194119201919 8

Hervie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
14 births that decade — 36% of Hervie's all-time total
1910s81920s51940s141950s12

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?
Hervie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 37 years of data through 1955.
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.

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, 1919–1955 (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.