Is Herb a boy or girl name?
Herb was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,008 US babies named Herb were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Herb since 1884
- 2,008
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 70 babies
Boys and girls named Herb, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 394 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 531 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 321 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 377 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,013 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,820 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,693 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,339 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,730 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,862 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,858 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,729 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,782 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,274 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,792 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,187 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,508 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,303 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 57 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 66 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 56 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 63 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 70 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 59 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 57 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 51 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 46 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 65 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 63 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 46 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 55 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 47 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 46 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 42 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 43 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 34 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 34 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 38 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,291 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,088 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,559 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #810 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Herb reached #791 in 1941. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Herb
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.