US rank #1776 Boys' name Peak 1992 16,899 births

Humberto — #1776 US boys' name

16,899 babies named Humberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s2731930s4901940s6761950s10081960s12151970s18601980s25041990s36602000s30882010s15562020s528
#1776
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Humberto was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

381 babies were named Humberto in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Humberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,899 babies named Humberto between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Humberto currently holds the #1776 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 381 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Humberto performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,660 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Humberto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5,814 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Humberto in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Humberto 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 16,899 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.

Humberto at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,899

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1992

381 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,776

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Humberto popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
381
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420101996198219681954194019261915 6

Humberto popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1979 (Humberto as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19831979 5

Humberto by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,660 births that decade — 22% of Humberto's all-time total
1910s411920s2731930s4901940s6761950s10081960s12151970s18601980s25041990s36602000s30882010s15562020s528

Humberto by state

Where Humberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Humberto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5,814 34.4%
#2 California
5,412 32.0%
#3 Illinois
723 4.3%
#4 New York
679 4.0%
#5 Florida
624 3.7%
#6 Arizona
551 3.3%
#7 New Jersey
150 0.9%
#8 Georgia
96 0.6%
Texas share of Humberto's total US births 34.4%
Even split

5,814 of 16,899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Humberto appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Humberto?
16,899 babies have been named Humberto since 1915. It currently ranks #1776 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 381 births.
When was Humberto most popular?
Humberto was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,660 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Humberto most popular?
The top states for the name Humberto are Texas (5,814 births), California (5,412 births), Illinois (723 births).
How long has the name Humberto been used?
Humberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Humberto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Humza, Humphrey, Humbert, 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, 1915–2024 (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.