Baby names
How popular is the name Herbert?
In 2025, 49 baby boys in the U.S. were named Herbert, the 2641st most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1928, when 8,065 boys got the name. 228,266 boys have been named Herbert since 1880. 1,117 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#2,641
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
49
boys named Herbert
Peak year
1928
8,065 boys
Boys named Herbert each year since 1880
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The numbers for Herbert (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 |
| 2024 | 56 |
| 2023 | 68 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2020 | 59 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2018 | 71 |
| 2017 | 77 |
| 2016 | 80 |
| 2015 | 79 |
| 2014 | 75 |
| 2013 | 79 |
| 2012 | 72 |
| 2011 | 81 |
| 2010 | 99 |
| 2009 | 94 |
| 2008 | 110 |
| 2007 | 104 |
| 2006 | 113 |
| 2005 | 118 |
| 2004 | 109 |
| 2003 | 120 |
| 2002 | 161 |
| 2001 | 148 |
| 2000 | 157 |
| 1999 | 151 |
| 1998 | 193 |
| 1997 | 195 |
| 1996 | 204 |
| 1995 | 217 |
| 1994 | 235 |
| 1993 | 273 |
| 1992 | 307 |
| 1991 | 285 |
| 1990 | 349 |
| 1989 | 350 |
| 1988 | 400 |
| 1987 | 349 |
| 1986 | 382 |
| 1985 | 430 |
| 1984 | 437 |
| 1983 | 481 |
| 1982 | 515 |
| 1981 | 551 |
| 1980 | 568 |
| 1979 | 617 |
| 1978 | 568 |
| 1977 | 587 |
| 1976 | 632 |
| 1975 | 671 |
| 1974 | 677 |
| 1973 | 707 |
| 1972 | 804 |
| 1971 | 951 |
| 1970 | 1,034 |
| 1969 | 1,008 |
| 1968 | 1,056 |
| 1967 | 1,152 |
| 1966 | 1,159 |
| 1965 | 1,380 |
| 1964 | 1,392 |
| 1963 | 1,504 |
| 1962 | 1,580 |
| 1961 | 1,688 |
| 1960 | 1,782 |
| 1959 | 1,844 |
| 1958 | 2,087 |
| 1957 | 2,278 |
| 1956 | 2,397 |
| 1955 | 2,504 |
| 1954 | 2,591 |
| 1953 | 2,617 |
| 1952 | 2,656 |
| 1951 | 2,703 |
| 1950 | 2,621 |
| 1949 | 2,731 |
| 1948 | 2,872 |
| 1947 | 2,856 |
| 1946 | 2,818 |
| 1945 | 2,664 |
| 1944 | 2,773 |
| 1943 | 3,044 |
| 1942 | 3,113 |
| 1941 | 2,964 |
| 1940 | 2,875 |
| 1939 | 3,097 |
| 1938 | 3,014 |
| 1937 | 3,040 |
| 1936 | 3,117 |
| 1935 | 3,437 |
| 1934 | 3,600 |
| 1933 | 3,685 |
| 1932 | 4,368 |
| 1931 | 4,788 |
| 1930 | 5,675 |
| 1929 | 7,881 |
| 1928 | 8,065 |
| 1927 | 5,017 |
| 1926 | 4,939 |
| 1925 | 4,924 |
| 1924 | 5,121 |
| 1923 | 5,071 |
| 1922 | 5,047 |
| 1921 | 5,217 |
| 1920 | 5,249 |
| 1919 | 4,960 |
| 1918 | 5,128 |
| 1917 | 4,745 |
| 1916 | 4,463 |
| 1915 | 4,341 |
| 1914 | 3,253 |
| 1913 | 2,723 |
| 1912 | 2,236 |
| 1911 | 1,125 |
| 1910 | 886 |
| 1909 | 831 |
| 1908 | 759 |
| 1907 | 710 |
| 1906 | 689 |
| 1905 | 681 |
| 1904 | 680 |
| 1903 | 668 |
| 1902 | 615 |
| 1901 | 573 |
| 1900 | 751 |
| 1899 | 590 |
| 1898 | 716 |
| 1897 | 565 |
| 1896 | 635 |
| 1895 | 569 |
| 1894 | 585 |
| 1893 | 519 |
| 1892 | 513 |
| 1891 | 501 |
| 1890 | 467 |
| 1889 | 472 |
| 1888 | 485 |
| 1887 | 445 |
| 1886 | 400 |
| 1885 | 388 |
| 1884 | 421 |
| 1883 | 422 |
| 1882 | 431 |
| 1881 | 369 |
| 1880 | 424 |
Girls named Herbert each year since 1880
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The numbers for Herbert (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1968 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1967 | 9 |
| 1966 | 9 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1958 | 7 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1954 | 12 |
| 1953 | 11 |
| 1952 | 16 |
| 1951 | 15 |
| 1950 | 8 |
| 1949 | 12 |
| 1948 | 12 |
| 1947 | 15 |
| 1946 | 9 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1944 | 9 |
| 1943 | 11 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1941 | 12 |
| 1940 | 16 |
| 1939 | 18 |
| 1938 | 15 |
| 1937 | 13 |
| 1936 | 19 |
| 1935 | 18 |
| 1934 | 11 |
| 1933 | 21 |
| 1932 | 31 |
| 1931 | 36 |
| 1930 | 47 |
| 1929 | 48 |
| 1928 | 48 |
| 1927 | 39 |
| 1926 | 41 |
| 1925 | 32 |
| 1924 | 28 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1922 | 19 |
| 1921 | 21 |
| 1920 | 19 |
| 1919 | 21 |
| 1918 | 20 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | 5 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.