Herbert
Boy nameHerbert has been given to 229,383 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1928.
Meaning & origin /ˈhɜːbət/
From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hariberht.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
229,383
Peak year
1928 (8,113 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -38%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Herbert
H. G. Wells
English writer (1866–1946)
Herbert Hoover
President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 (1874–1964)
Willy Brandt
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Herbert Spencer
English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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