Harvey

French

"battle worthy"

Harvey Origin and Meaning

The name Harvey is a boy's name of French origin meaning "battle worthy".

Harvey, which was brought to England by the Normans and is a version of the French name Herve, is a genial, old-timey name that has been much more popular across the pond. It has been a Top 100 choice in England & Wales since 1997.

In the US, Harvey is an under-the-radar classic which currently sits just below the Top 400. It has been climbing steadily since the early 2000s, with only a slight dip following two of the biggest bad-news stories of 2017, the Hurricane Harvey and convicted sexual offender Harvey Weinstein. Since then, the name has bounced back – a tribute to Harvey's classic charm.

Harvey previously had a respectable run as a Top 100 name in the US in the late nineteenth and early decades of the twentieth century.

Harvey Rank in US Top 1000

# 327 in the US

Harvey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 121 on Nameberry

Harvey Popularity

• 327 US 2023
• 121 Nameberry 2024
• 213 Future 2028
• 95 England 2021
• 175 Scotland 2022
• 17 Australia 2023
• 59 New Zealand 2023

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Famous People Named Harvey

• Harvey Weinstein accused rapist and former American film mogul, "The Most Powerful Man in Hollywood"
• Harvey Forbes Fierstein American actor and playwright
• Harvey Robert Levin American TV producer and legal analyst
• Harvey Keitel American actor
• Harvey William Mason American jazz drummer
• Harvey Kurtzman American comics creator and editor
• Harvey Martin American football player
• Harvey Milk American politician and LGBT activist
• Harvey Samuel Firestone American founder of Firestone tire company
• Harvey Spencer Stephens American actor
• Harvey Korman American comedic actor
• Harvey Redgrave son of actor Corin Redgrave

Harvey in Pop Culture

• Harvey Kinkle character on TV's "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
• Harvey Dent aka Two Face, character in the Batman series
• Harvey Bullock character in the Batman series
• Harvey Reginald Specter character on TV's "Suits"
• Harvey Rupert Elder also known as Mole Man, character in Marvel Universe
• Dr. Harvey Allen character in Marvel Universe
• "Harvey " 1950 movie about a giant imaginary rabbit
• "Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law," animated series and main character
• Harvey Wallbanger type of mixed drink
• Harvey Norman Australian electrical/furniture retail company.
• George Harvey murderer in "The Lovely Bones"
• "Harvey Beaks " animated series and its main character
• Harvey Timbers a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome To The Wayne"
• Harvey a recurring pet parrot in the Cube Escape and Rusty Lake series