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Herbert and Floyd side by side: Herbert peaked in 1928 and Floyd in 1926; in 2025 they were given to 49 and 63 babies.

Herbert and Floyd, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Herbert and Floyd births by year2k4k6k8k10k18801900192019401960198020002025FloydHerbert
Herbert and Floyd births by year2k4k6k8k10k18801900192019401960198020002025FloydHerbert
Herbert and Floyd births by year2k4k6k8k10k1880190519301955198020052025FloydHerbert
Herbert and Floyd births by year2k4k6k8k10k1880193019802025FloydHerbert

Girls and boys together; Herbert solid, Floyd dashed.

Herbert and Floyd compared
HerbertFloyd
Births 20254963
Rank 2025#2,656 among boys’ names#2,237 among boys’ names
Recorded since 1880229,383155,747
Peak year19281926
Girls0.5%1%
Alive, estimated59,40045,600
Median age6968

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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