How Many People Are Named Herby?
An estimated 376 people in the United States have the first name Herby. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Herby peaked in popularity in 1929 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herby 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 Herby paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
376
About 1 in 911,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1929
18 births
Total Registered
649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herby
Herby is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 649 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Herby as a male name
Ranked #10,582 in 2005
6 male births in 2005
Peak: 1929 (18 births)
Herby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herby span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 129 babies were registered. Herby has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Herby by Decade
How has Herby 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.
Herby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herby
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herby?
We estimate approximately 376 people named Herby 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 911,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Herby a common name?
Herby is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herby most popular?
Herby reached peak popularity in 1929, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herby is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herby a male name?
Herby is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herby Smith, Herby Johnson, Herby 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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