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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Herbert, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	3,837
1881	3,663
1882	3,791
1883	4,033
1884	3,679
1885	3,599
1886	3,611
1887	4,388
1888	4,013
1889	4,268
1890	4,206
1891	4,951
1892	4,204
1893	4,621
1894	5,053
1895	4,847
1896	5,311
1897	5,011
1898	5,836
1899	5,555
1900	4,991
1901	5,382
1902	5,014
1903	5,603
1904	5,307
1905	5,147
1906	5,174
1907	4,836
1908	4,918
1909	5,067
1910	4,562
1911	4,979
1912	5,201
1913	5,312
1914	4,968
1915	5,116
1916	5,014
1917	5,127
1918	5,060
1919	5,061
1920	4,932
1921	4,736
1922	4,638
1923	4,626
1924	4,521
1925	4,413
1926	4,448
1927	4,452
1928	7,281
1929	7,327
1930	5,171
1931	4,605
1932	4,183
1933	3,717
1934	3,486
1935	3,301
1936	3,005
1937	2,850
1938	2,717
1939	2,798
1940	2,480
1941	2,413
1942	2,254
1943	2,133
1944	2,035
1945	1,979
1946	1,735
1947	1,561
1948	1,637
1949	1,540
1950	1,464
1951	1,436
1952	1,367
1953	1,327
1954	1,271
1955	1,216
1956	1,133
1957	1,056
1958	983
1959	864
1960	836
1961	795
1962	764
1963	740
1964	699
1965	742
1966	650
1967	661
1968	608
1969	564
1970	556
1971	538
1972	496
1973	454
1974	431
1975	430
1976	403
1977	357
1978	346
1979	358
1980	318
1981	308
1982	284
1983	268
1984	242
1985	233
1986	207
1987	187
1988	209
1989	175
1990	170
1991	141
1992	154
1993	139
1994	122
1995	114
1996	108
1997	103
1998	101
1999	79
2000	80
2001	76
2002	83
2003	61
2004	55
2005	59
2006	55
2007	50
2008	54
2009	47
2010	52
2011	43
2012	38
2013	42
2014	39
2015	41
2016	42
2017	42
2018	39
2019	30
2020	34
2021	30
2022	37
2023	40
2024	33
2025	29

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Herbert isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

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Births in 2025: 49
Rank in 2025: #2,641
How rare: 1 in 34,858 boys
Since 1880: 228,266

Most popular in 1929, at 7,327 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 30% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.