Herberta

Girl · recorded 1916–1946

  • 1946last recorded
  • 1919best year

Most popular in 1919.

Last recorded in 1946. Fewer than five girls 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 1916

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 16 recorded years as a table
Herberta, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19177
19186
191910
19225
19236
19245
19265
19286
19294
19325
19345
19376
19385
19407
19464

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Herberta 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1946
7
Rank in 1946
#3,994
How rare
1 in 224,472 girls
Since 1916
106

Herberta was last recorded in 1946. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1919, at 10 per million girls born.

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

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