Recorded 1900–1966 Boys' name Peak 1930 431 births

Humbert — boys' name

431 babies named Humbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s1011920s1561930s991940s291950s181960s16
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Humbert was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

23 babies were named Humbert in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Humbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Humbert between 1900 and 1966, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Humbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Humbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Humbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Humbert in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Humbert 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 431 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.

Humbert at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

431

Since 1900

67 years of records

Peak year

1930

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1900

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1966

Humbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1900

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1930)
23
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Humbert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
156 births that decade — 36% of Humbert's all-time total
1900s121910s1011920s1561930s991940s291950s181960s16

Humbert by state

Where Humbert concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Humbert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
62 14.4%
#2 Massachusetts
5 1.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 1.2%
New York share of Humbert's total US births 14.4%
Even split

62 of 431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Humbert?
431 babies have been named Humbert since 1900. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1930 with 23 births.
When was Humbert most popular?
Humbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Humbert most popular?
The top states for the name Humbert are New York (62 births), Massachusetts (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Humbert been used?
Humbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 67 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Humbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Humberto, Humza, Humphrey, Humzah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1900–1966 (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.