Herbert
Germanic heri “army” plus beraht “bright.”
1928peak year
No. 25best rank (1928)
229,383babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Herbert appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1946. Its biggest year was 1928, when 8,065 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 25 nationally. All told, 229,383 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,257 | No. 38 |
| 1890s | 5,660 | No. 33 |
| 1900s | 6,957 | No. 34 |
| 1910s | 33,860 | No. 39 |
| 1920s | 56,531 | No. 25 |
| 1930s | 37,821 | No. 35 |
| 1940s | 28,710 | No. 75 |
| 1950s | 24,298 | No. 112 |
| 1960s | 13,701 | No. 176 |
| 1970s | 7,248 | No. 230 |
| 1980s | 4,463 | No. 331 |
| 1990s | 2,409 | No. 529 |
| 2000s | 1,234 | No. 965 |
| 2010s | 767 | No. 1588 |
| 2020s | 350 | No. 2129 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.