Recorded 1928–1954 Boys' name Peak 1928 13 births

Hervy — boys' name

13 babies named Hervy in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81950s5
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Hervy was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hervy in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hervy

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Hervy between 1928 and 1954, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hervy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hervy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hervy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hervy 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 13 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.

Hervy at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

13

Since 1928

27 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1928

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1954

Hervy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1928

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 19541928 8

Hervy by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 62% of Hervy's all-time total
1920s81950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hervy?
13 babies have been named Hervy since 1928. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Hervy most popular?
Hervy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Hervy been used?
Hervy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 27 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Hervy?
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, 1928–1954 (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.