Herald

Given to 990 US babies since 1900

▼ Not recorded since 2022

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1904

6 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

990

since 1900

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Herald was most popular in 1904, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.05 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Herald in 2025. Not recorded since 2022.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	6	10863
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1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	6	8110
1996	<5	—	<5	—
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1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	6	7271
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	5	7270
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	5	6721
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	6	5484
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1976	<5	—	<5	—
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	5	4986
1971	<5	—	5	4907
1970	<5	—	5	4724
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	10	2627
1965	<5	—	5	3930
1964	<5	—	7	3282
1963	<5	—	11	2539
1962	<5	—	9	2848
1961	<5	—	11	2538
1960	<5	—	9	2871
1959	<5	—	11	2530
1958	<5	—	11	2506
1957	<5	—	7	3257
1956	<5	—	8	2969
1955	<5	—	12	2302
1954	<5	—	11	2449
1953	<5	—	7	3143
1952	<5	—	8	2875
1951	<5	—	13	2135
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	11	2337
1948	<5	—	13	2115
1947	<5	—	10	2498
1946	<5	—	13	2030
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	15	1810
1943	<5	—	17	1764
1942	<5	—	14	1946
1941	<5	—	8	2656
1940	<5	—	15	1802
1939	<5	—	11	2159
1938	<5	—	21	1476
1937	<5	—	13	1992
1936	<5	—	15	1801
1935	<5	—	25	1354
1934	<5	—	16	1783
1933	<5	—	22	1456
1932	<5	—	20	1584
1931	<5	—	24	1427
1930	<5	—	27	1399
1929	<5	—	21	1611
1928	<5	—	25	1480
1927	<5	—	26	1468
1926	<5	—	38	1161
1925	<5	—	28	1390
1924	<5	—	27	1458
1923	<5	—	23	1589
1922	<5	—	33	1259
1921	<5	—	22	1648
1920	<5	—	33	1252
1919	<5	—	18	1811
1918	<5	—	31	1256
1917	<5	—	31	1222
1916	<5	—	24	1415
1915	<5	—	20	1553
1914	<5	—	14	1687
1913	<5	—	16	1311
1912	<5	—	13	1353
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	6	1200
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	6	1091
1904	<5	—	6	1064
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	5	1310