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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hervey

Hervey was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 605th; the most babies were born in 1917 (30). More babies were named Hervey in the 1920s 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
191730 babies
Total since 1880
1,125babies recorded

Hervey 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#6,50410
1990——
1980#5,8106
1970——
1960#3,1878
1950#2,8808
1940#1,71117
1930#1,72419
1920#1,47426
1910#1,4966
1900——
1890——
1880#7767

How popular is Hervey, counting every spelling?

Hervey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hervey?

About 400 people born in the US named Hervey are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 35 and 74. That makes Hervey a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

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.

Hervey by state

How common Hervey was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (5.6×). In 49 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: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMA0.14Oregon: 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIN0.09Ohio: 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: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 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, Hervey, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Hervey

How popular is the name Hervey?

Hervey was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 605th; the most babies were born in 1917 (30). More babies were named Hervey in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hervey a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,125 boys.

Where was Hervey most popular?

In 1915–1919, Hervey was most common in Massachusetts (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Indiana.