Herbert Name Popularity

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How popular is Herbert?

The rare name Herbert was the 2,027th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Herbert, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #25 for the first time in 1928 and as recently as 1929.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1928 with 8,069 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Herbert was 71 in 2018.

Herbert, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1910-1918, and 1925-1928, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1929-1936, 1954-1968, 1969-1973, 1996-1999, 2000-2003, and 2008-2012.

Where is the name Herbert popularity headed?

Herbert's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Herbert's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Herbert for their newborn has dropped.

The name Herbert is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Herbert has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Herbert (Girl)		Herbert (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	71	2,027
2017		< 5	--	77	1,883
2016		< 5	--	80	1,864
2015		< 5	--	79	1,856
2014		< 5	--	75	1,931
2013		< 5	--	79	1,814
2012		< 5	--	72	1,968
2011		< 5	--	80	1,796
2010		< 5	--	99	1,590
2009		< 5	--	94	1,673
2008		< 5	--	110	1,481
2007		< 5	--	104	1,519
2006		< 5	--	113	1,403
2005		< 5	--	118	1,297
2004		< 5	--	109	1,345
2003		< 5	--	120	1,221
2002		< 5	--	161	977
2001		< 5	--	148	1,011
2000		< 5	--	157	965
1999		< 5	--	151	958
1998		< 5	--	193	793
1997		< 5	--	195	763
1996		< 5	--	204	744
1995		< 5	--	217	725
1994		< 5	--	235	674
1993		< 5	--	273	623
1992		< 5	--	307	586
1991		< 5	--	285	604
1990		< 5	--	348	531
1989		< 5	--	351	512
1988		< 5	--	400	450
1987		5	11,944	349	475
1986		5	11,561	383	439
1985		< 5	--	430	410
1984		< 5	--	436	391
1983		< 5	--	481	363
1982		5	11,078	518	354
1981		5	10,964	550	336
1980		5	10,944	569	331
1979		6	9,385	618	313
1978		5	10,310	567	313
1977		7	7,814	587	318
1976		< 5	--	632	295
1975		< 5	--	672	287
1974		7	7,154	677	276
1973		9	5,722	708	267
1972		5	8,729	805	251
1971		11	4,914	950	241
1970		6	7,381	1,034	230
1969		5	7,876	1,011	227
1968		< 5	--	1,056	217
1967		9	4,737	1,150	201
1966		9	4,627	1,158	203
1965		12	3,813	1,379	183
1964		10	4,459	1,391	201
1963		6	6,131	1,504	196
1962		16	3,212	1,579	191
1961		12	3,857	1,685	181
1960		12	3,780	1,783	176
1959		6	5,823	1,845	169
1958		7	5,076	2,082	157
1957		9	4,348	2,276	151
1956		8	4,597	2,393	137
1955		17	2,764	2,503	129
1954		12	3,393	2,590	128
1953		11	3,552	2,617	125
1952		16	2,722	2,655	115
1951		15	2,735	2,705	112
1950		8	4,092	2,623	112
1949		12	3,067	2,730	107
1948		12	3,040	2,871	103
1947		15	2,687	2,855	104
1946		9	3,509	2,819	97
1945		18	2,013	2,660	94
1944		9	3,222	2,774	90
1943		11	2,925	3,044	86
1942		7	3,890	3,111	83
1941		12	2,586	2,963	76
1940		16	2,054	2,874	75
1939		18	1,912	3,097	68
1938		15	2,158	3,015	68
1937		13	2,370	3,039	65
1936		19	1,763	3,116	62
1935		18	1,874	3,440	58
1934		11	2,633	3,600	57
1933		21	1,676	3,683	49
1932		31	1,331	4,368	44
1931		36	1,205	4,787	41
1930		47	1,078	5,673	35
1929		48	1,055	7,873	25
1928		48	1,090	8,069	25
1927		39	1,267	5,019	42
1926		41	1,204	4,938	44
1925		32	1,452	4,924	42
1924		28	1,626	5,120	41
1923		20	1,975	5,072	40
1922		19	2,056	5,047	40
1921		21	1,949	5,218	42
1920		19	2,035	5,249	41
1919		21	1,821	4,960	40
1918		20	1,912	5,128	40
1917		22	1,677	4,745	40
1916		16	2,070	4,463	40
1915		18	1,835	4,341	40
1914		14	1,852	3,253	42
1913		10	2,088	2,723	39
1912		12	1,659	2,236	39
1911		10	1,587	1,125	41
1910		< 5	--	886	41
1909		< 5	--	831	37
1908		6	1,959	759	36
1907		< 5	--	711	39
1906		5	2,068	689	37
1905		7	1,601	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	1,650	565	35
1896		< 5	--	635	34
1895		< 5	--	569	36
1894		5	1,575	585	36
1893		< 5	--	519	41
1892		< 5	--	513	43
1891		< 5	--	501	38
1890		< 5	--	467	42
1889		< 5	--	472	42
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

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.