How Many People Are Named Herbert?
people named Herbert are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,566 people in the US has this name
Based on 229,383 babies named Herbert in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
8,113 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Herebeorht. In the course of the Middle Ages it became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Herbert, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Herbert alive today is about 65 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Herbert first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1928, to 8,113 babies. In 2025, 49 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Herbert never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #25, in 1928 to 1929, and it was in the top 100 for 67 years, 1880 to 1946. In 2025 it ranked #2,656.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,656 |
| Best rank | #25 (1928 to 1929) |
| Years in the top 100 | 67 (1880 to 1946) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #37 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Herbert alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Herbert were born in New York than in any other state: about 5,360 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Herbert was given 2.6 times as often in Hawaii, 1.8 times in South Carolina and 1.7 times in Virginia.
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