How Many People Are Named Herbie?
An estimated 715 people in the United States have the first name Herbie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Herbie peaked in popularity in 1959 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herbie 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 Herbie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
715
About 1 in 479,377 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1959
45 births
Total Registered
1,094
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herbie
Herbie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,094 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Herbie as a male name
Ranked #10,163 in 2007
7 male births in 2007
Peak: 1959 (45 births)
Herbie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herbie span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 261 babies were registered. Herbie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Herbie by Decade
How has Herbie 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.
Herbie by State
Birth registrations for Herbie span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, Alabama, New York. On average, about 12 Herbies were registered per state.
Herbie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herbie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herbie
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herbie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herbie?
We estimate approximately 715 people named Herbie 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 479,377 Americans share this first name.
Is Herbie a common name?
Herbie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,094 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herbie most popular?
Herbie reached peak popularity in 1959, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herbie is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herbie a male name?
Herbie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herbie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herbie Smith, Herbie Johnson, Herbie 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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