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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Herbie

Herbie was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1163rd with 45 babies. More babies were named Herbie in the 1960s 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
195945 babies
Total since 1880
1,094babies recorded

Herbie popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#4,6688
1970#2,96611
1960#1,21942
1950#1,84417
1940#1,65518
1930#3,1418
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Herbie, counting every spelling?

Herbie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Herbie?

About 600 people born in the US named Herbie are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 55 and 71. That makes Herbie 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.

Herbie by state

How common Herbie was among boys born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. In 48 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: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Herbie, boys, 1957–1961. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Herbie

How popular is the name Herbie?

Herbie was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1163rd with 45 babies. More babies were named Herbie in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Herbie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,094 boys.

Where was Herbie most popular?

In 1957–1961, Herbie was most common in Alabama (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.