How Many People Are Named Herny?
An estimated 133 people in the United States have the first name Herny. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Herny peaked in popularity in 1960 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herny 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 Herny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
133
About 1 in 2,577,100 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1960
12 births
Total Registered
177
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herny
Herny is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 177 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Herny as a male name
Ranked #7,340 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1960 (12 births)
Herny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herny span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 47 babies were registered. Herny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Herny by Decade
How has Herny 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.
Herny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herny
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Herny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herny?
We estimate approximately 133 people named Herny 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 2,577,100 Americans share this first name.
Is Herny a common name?
Herny is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 177 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herny most popular?
Herny reached peak popularity in 1960, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herny is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herny a male name?
Herny is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herny Smith, Herny Johnson, Herny 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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