Herbert

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Unknown Origin	Boy	bright, excellent army or ruler
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Bright army
Jamaican	Boy	Bright army

Fun Facts about the name Herbert

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Similar & Rhyming Names

HereberhtHeribertaSigebertKunbertBernbert

Popularity of Herbert

Popularity Analysis

The name Herbert first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1928 when it reached rank #25. It broke into the top 100 for 67 years. As of 2002, it ranked #975.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2002	975	Male	0.0078%
2000	964	Male	0.0075%
1999	957	Male	0.0074%
1998	793	Male	0.0095%
1997	761	Male	0.0098%
1996	744	Male	0.0102%
1995	725	Male	0.0108%
1994	674	Male	0.0115%
1993	622	Male	0.0133%
1992	588	Male	0.0146%
1991	603	Male	0.0135%
1990	530	Male	0.0162%
1989	512	Male	0.0168%
1988	451	Male	0.0200%
1987	475	Male	0.0179%
1986	440	Male	0.0199%
1985	409	Male	0.0224%
1984	391	Male	0.0233%
1983	364	Male	0.0258%
1982	355	Male	0.0274%
1981	336	Male	0.0296%
1980	331	Male	0.0307%
1979	313	Male	0.0345%
1978	313	Male	0.0333%
1977	318	Male	0.0343%
1976	295	Male	0.0387%
1975	286	Male	0.0416%
1974	276	Male	0.0415%
1973	267	Male	0.0439%
1972	252	Male	0.0481%
1971	241	Male	0.0522%
1970	230	Male	0.0542%
1969	227	Male	0.0552%
1968	217	Male	0.0596%
1967	201	Male	0.0646%
1966	203	Male	0.0637%
1965	183	Male	0.0728%
1964	201	Male	0.0687%
1963	197	Male	0.0729%
1962	191	Male	0.0751%
1961	182	Male	0.0782%
1960	176	Male	0.0822%
1959	169	Male	0.0850%
1958	158	Male	0.0967%
1957	151	Male	0.1041%
1956	138	Male	0.1111%
1955	129	Male	0.1203%
1954	127	Male	0.1253%
1953	125	Male	0.1309%
1952	115	Male	0.1343%
1951	112	Male	0.1409%
1950	112	Male	0.1445%
1949	108	Male	0.1514%
1948	103	Male	0.1613%
1947	104	Male	0.1537%
1946	97	Male	0.1708%
1945	94	Male	0.1936%
1944	90	Male	0.1999%
1943	86	Male	0.2093%
1942	83	Male	0.2209%
1941	76	Male	0.2363%
1940	75	Male	0.2421%
1939	68	Male	0.2731%
1938	68	Male	0.2650%
1937	65	Male	0.2779%
1936	62	Male	0.2926%
1935	58	Male	0.3218%
1934	57	Male	0.3393%
1933	49	Male	0.3610%
1932	44	Male	0.4068%
1931	41	Male	0.4474%
1930	35	Male	0.5024%
1929	25	Male	0.7105%
1928	25	Male	0.7058%
1927	42	Male	0.4329%
1926	44	Male	0.4310%
1925	42	Male	0.4274%
1924	41	Male	0.4379%
1923	40	Male	0.4485%
1922	40	Male	0.4485%
1921	42	Male	0.4587%
1920	41	Male	0.4774%
1919	40	Male	0.4884%
1918	40	Male	0.4888%
1917	40	Male	0.4942%
1916	40	Male	0.4839%
1915	40	Male	0.4926%
1914	42	Male	0.4762%
1913	39	Male	0.5077%
1912	39	Male	0.4953%
1911	41	Male	0.4662%
1910	41	Male	0.4249%
1909	37	Male	0.4699%
1908	36	Male	0.4562%
1907	39	Male	0.4483%
1906	37	Male	0.4782%
1905	37	Male	0.4754%
1904	37	Male	0.4909%
1903	34	Male	0.5165%
1902	36	Male	0.4640%
1901	35	Male	0.4956%
1900	36	Male	0.4629%
1899	33	Male	0.5121%
1898	34	Male	0.5419%
1897	35	Male	0.4633%
1896	34	Male	0.4919%
1895	36	Male	0.4493%
1894	36	Male	0.4684%
1893	41	Male	0.4288%
1892	43	Male	0.3902%
1891	38	Male	0.4585%
1890	42	Male	0.3901%
1889	42	Male	0.3965%
1888	43	Male	0.3733%
1887	41	Male	0.4071%
1886	46	Male	0.3360%
1885	45	Male	0.3346%
1884	46	Male	0.3430%
1883	41	Male	0.3752%
1882	40	Male	0.3532%
1881	40	Male	0.3408%
1880	38	Male	0.3581%

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