How Many People Are Named Humphrey?
people named Humphrey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 725,657 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,085 babies named Humphrey in Social Security records from 1880 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
22 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "peaceful warrior" from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and frid "peace". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hunfrith, and it was regularly used through the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), who starred in 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'Casablanca'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Humphrey in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Humphrey alive today is about 50 years old, and 43% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 34 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Humphrey first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 22 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Humphrey has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #678, in 1893.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #678 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,143 in the 1920s |
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