How Many People Are Named Harve?
An estimated 94 people in the United States have the first name Harve. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Harve peaked in popularity in 1882 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harve as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Harve paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Harve is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Harve is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
94
About 1 in 3,646,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1882
22 births
Total Registered
554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harve
Harve is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 554 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Harve as a male name
Ranked #4,367 in 1968
5 male births in 1968
Peak: 1882 (22 births)
Harve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harve span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1880s, when 141 babies were registered. Harve has declined significantly from its peak in the 1880s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Harve by Decade
How has Harve tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Harve + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harve as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harve
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harve?
We estimate approximately 94 people named Harve are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,646,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Harve a common name?
Harve is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harve most popular?
Harve reached peak popularity in 1882, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harve is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harve a male name?
Harve is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harve Smith, Harve Johnson, Harve Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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