Herbert

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Herbert is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 229,328 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 228,211 as boys and 1,117 as girls. Herbert gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1928 and has since declined significantly. It is the #351 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 55
2023 67
2022 64
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 354
1986 387
1985 430
1984 437
1983 481
1982 520
1981 556
1980 573
1979 623
1978 573
1977 594
1976 632
1975 671
1974 684
1973 716
1972 809
1971 962
1970 1,040
1969 1,013
1968 1,056
1967 1,161
1966 1,168
1965 1,392
1964 1,401
1963 1,511
1962 1,595
1961 1,700
1960 1,796
1959 1,849
1958 2,092
1957 2,288
1956 2,405
1955 2,521
1954 2,603
1953 2,627
1952 2,672
1951 2,719
1950 2,629
1949 2,743
1948 2,882
1947 2,872
1946 2,828
1945 2,682
1944 2,782
1943 3,054
1942 3,119
1941 2,976
1940 2,891
1939 3,115
1938 3,029
1937 3,053
1936 3,136
1935 3,454
1934 3,612
1933 3,706
1932 4,399
1931 4,824
1930 5,722
1929 7,929
1928 8,113
1927 5,056
1926 4,980
1925 4,956
1924 5,149
1923 5,091
1922 5,066
1921 5,238
1920 5,268
1919 4,981
1918 5,148
1917 4,767
1916 4,479
1915 4,359
1914 3,267
1913 2,733
1912 2,248
1911 1,135
1910 886
1909 831
1908 765
1907 710
1906 694
1905 688
1904 680
1903 668
1902 615
1901 573
1900 751
1899 590
1898 716
1897 570
1896 635
1895 569
1894 590
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