How Many People Are Named Herber?
An estimated 58 people in the United States have the first name Herber. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Herber peaked in popularity in 2000 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herber 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 Herber paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Herber is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
58
About 1 in 5,909,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2000
8 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herber
Herber is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Herber as a male name
Ranked #11,193 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 2000 (8 births)
Herber: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herber span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 39 babies were registered. While Herber is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Herber by Decade
How has Herber 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.
Herber by State
Herber + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herber as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herber
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herber: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herber?
We estimate approximately 58 people named Herber 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 5,909,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Herber a common name?
Herber is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herber most popular?
Herber reached peak popularity in 2000, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herber is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herber a male name?
Herber is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herber Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herber Smith, Herber Johnson, Herber 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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