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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Herb

Herb was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 791st; the most babies were born in 1947 (70). More babies were named Herb in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194770 babies
Total since 1880
2,007babies recorded

Herb popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,2749
1970#1,87023
1960#93266
1950#1,51324
1940#94446
1930#1,14338
1920#2,66711
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Herb, counting every spelling?

Herb has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Herb?

About 900 people born in the US named Herb are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 62 and 79. That makes Herb a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Herb by state

How common Herb was among boys born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×), Ohio (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesWA0.10Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKS0.05Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Herb, boys, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Herb: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Herb, they share its era and feel.

Herb is also a nickname for Herbert.

Questions about the name Herb

How popular is the name Herb?

Herb was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 791st; the most babies were born in 1947 (70). More babies were named Herb in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Herb a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,007 boys.

Where was Herb most popular?

In 1945–1949, Herb was most common in Washington (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and California.