Boys' name · since 1991
Hervin
Hervin has 53 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
53 boys have been named Hervin since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Hervin recorded 53 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2008.
- #21,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hervin ranks #21,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hervin's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hervin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hervin splits its recorded history at 2003: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hervin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Hervin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (37 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Hervin's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Hervin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (70% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hervin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1991–2008 (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 Hervin 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.