Hervin — boys' name
53 babies named Hervin in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
70% of everyone ever named Hervin was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Hervin in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hervin
The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Hervin between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hervin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hervin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hervin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hervin 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 53 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.
Hervin at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Hervin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2008.
53 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 8 births in a single year.
Hervin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 37 births that decade — 70% of Hervin's all-time total
Hervin decade highlights
- Peak decade 37 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Hervin's strongest decade
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 70% of all-time use.
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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, 1991–2008 (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.