Herbert

Given to 229,383 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2641
recorded as boys
197 since 2024
Babies in 2025
49
boys 49
Peak year
1929
7,881 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
229,383
since 1880

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

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Herbert was most popular in 1929, when 7,881 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 49 babies were named Herbert, ranking #2641 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1929 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Herbert was most popular in 1929, when 7,881 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 49 babies were named Herbert, ranking #2641 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1929

Herbert was most popular in 1929, when 7,881 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 49 babies were named Herbert, ranking #2641 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 49 2641
2024 <5 — 56 2444
2023 <5 — 68 2129
2022 <5 — 65 2217
2021 <5 — 53 2499
2020 <5 — 59 2292
2019 <5 — 54 2464
2018 <5 — 71 2029
2017 <5 — 77 1883
2016 <5 — 80 1863
2015 <5 — 79 1853
2014 <5 — 75 1920
2013 <5 — 79 1811
2012 <5 — 72 1959
2011 <5 — 81 1780
2010 <5 — 99 1588
2009 <5 — 94 1665
2008 <5 — 110 1482
2007 <5 — 104 1516
2006 <5 — 113 1402
2005 <5 — 118 1296
2004 <5 — 109 1343
2003 <5 — 120 1220
2002 <5 — 161 976
2001 <5 — 148 1010
2000 <5 — 157 965
1999 <5 — 151 956
1998 <5 — 193 790
1997 <5 — 195 763
1996 <5 — 204 744
1995 <5 — 217 725
1994 <5 — 235 674
1993 <5 — 273 623
1992 <5 — 307 584
1991 <5 — 285 604
1990 <5 — 349 529
1989 <5 — 350 512
1988 <5 — 400 450
1987 5 11325 349 475
1986 5 10912 382 439
1985 <5 — 430 410
1984 <5 — 437 391
1983 <5 — 481 363
1982 5 10517 515 355
1981 5 10411 551 336
1980 5 10392 568 331
1979 6 9010 617 313
1978 5 9750 568 313
1977 7 7567 587 317
1976 <5 — 632 295
1975 <5 — 671 287
1974 7 6900 677 277
1973 9 5580 707 267
1972 5 8292 804 252
1971 11 4810 951 241
1970 6 7070 1,034 230
1969 5 7471 1,008 227
1968 <5 — 1,056 217
1967 9 4625 1,152 201
1966 9 4493 1,159 203
1965 12 3733 1,380 183
1964 10 4355 1,392 201
1963 6 5891 1,504 196
1962 16 3161 1,580 190
1961 12 3793 1,688 181
1960 12 3688 1,782 176
1959 6 5566 1,844 169
1958 7 4890 2,087 157
1957 9 4202 2,278 151
1956 8 4467 2,397 137
1955 17 2725 2,504 129
1954 12 3325 2,591 128
1953 11 3480 2,617 125
1952 16 2671 2,656 115
1951 15 2694 2,703 112
1950 8 3962 2,621 112
1949 12 2999 2,731 107
1948 12 2974 2,872 103
1947 15 2637 2,856 104
1946 9 3430 2,818 97
1945 18 1993 2,664 94
1944 9 3139 2,773 90
1943 11 2861 3,044 86
1942 7 3738 3,113 83
1941 12 2532 2,964 76
1940 16 2029 2,875 75
1939 18 1881 3,097 68
1938 15 2113 3,014 68
1937 13 2317 3,040 65
1936 19 1741 3,117 62
1935 18 1845 3,437 58
1934 11 2567 3,600 57
1933 21 1658 3,685 49
1932 31 1320 4,368 44
1931 36 1199 4,788 41
1930 47 1072 5,675 35
1929 48 1051 7,881 25
1928 48 1085 8,065 25
1927 39 1261 5,017 42
1926 41 1198 4,939 44
1925 32 1443 4,924 42
1924 28 1612 5,121 41
1923 20 1944 5,071 40
1922 19 2027 5,047 40
1921 21 1927 5,217 42
1920 19 2015 5,249 41
1919 21 1801 4,960 40
1918 20 1887 5,128 40
1917 22 1652 4,745 40
1916 16 2028 4,463 40
1915 18 1800 4,341 40
1914 14 1818 3,253 42
1913 10 2034 2,723 39
1912 12 1620 2,236 39
1911 10 1545 1,125 41
1910 <5 — 886 41
1909 <5 — 831 37
1908 6 1862 759 36
1907 <5 — 710 39
1906 5 1951 689 37
1905 7 1538 681 37
1904 <5 — 680 37
1903 <5 — 668 34
1902 <5 — 615 36
1901 <5 — 573 35
1900 <5 — 751 36
1899 <5 — 590 33
1898 <5 — 716 34
1897 5 1555 565 35
1896 <5 — 635 34
1895 <5 — 569 36
1894 5 1485 585 36
1893 <5 — 519 41
1892 <5 — 513 43
1891 <5 — 501 38
1890 <5 — 467 42
1889 <5 — 472 41
1888 <5 — 485 43
1887 <5 — 445 41
1886 <5 — 400 46
1885 <5 — 388 45
1884 <5 — 421 46
1883 <5 — 422 41
1882 <5 — 431 40
1881 <5 — 369 40
1880 <5 — 424 38

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years