Harvey
Boy nameHarvey has been given to 128,792 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921 and currently ranks #251 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈhɑːvi/
From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton hoiarn (“iron”) + viu (“blazing”). Cognate with modern Breton Haerviu. In Ireland, used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó hAirmheadhaigh and Ó hEarchaidh. The civil parish in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of British colonial administrator John Harvey (1778 - 1852).
Origin: Celtic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
128,792
Peak year
1921 (2,294 babies)
Rank in 2025
#251 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +99%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Harvey
Harvey Keitel
American actor
Harvey Milk
American politician and gay rights activist (1930–1978)
Harvey Weinstein
American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)
Harvey J. Alter
American medical researcher
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Harvey.
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