Herley

Boy · recorded 1915–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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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 22 recorded years as a table
Herley, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19156
19168
19176
19187
19196
19208
19215
19229
19244
19269
19285
19297
19305
19327
19356
19379
19395
19406
19426
19454
19483
19564

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Herley 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

Every figure

Births in 1956
8
Rank in 1956
#2,969
How rare
1 in 264,412 boys
Since 1915
149

Herley was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Herley doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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