Humphrey — #8961 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Humphrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,085 babies named Humphrey between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Humphrey currently holds the #8961 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Humphrey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Humphrey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Humphrey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Humphrey 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 1,085 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.