Harvey
2025 SSA
About Harvey
Harvey, which was brought to England by the Normans, is a genial, old-timey name that has been much more popular across the pond in the UK. It was a Top 100 choice in England & Wales from 1997 until 2021, though 2022 saw it fall just slightly.
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 and was a fast rising choice in 2023 – 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.
Derived from the French name Herve and the Breton Haerviu, Harvey has a strong meaning and a connection to a 6th century Saint of the blind. Popular in The Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia, it remains out of fashion in Canada, most likely due to the restaurant chain of the same name.
Pronounced HAR-vee.
As of October 2026, Harvey ranked #251 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #51 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #142.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #486 | 578 | 300.9 |
| 2015 | #439 | 697 | 363.6 |
| 2016 | #412 | 778 | 410 |
| 2017 | #383 | 856 | 462.5 |
| 2018 | #443 | 683 | 376.1 |
| 2019 | #404 | 773 | 430.8 |
| 2020 | #416 | 714 | 413.7 |
| 2021 | #421 | 733 | 419 |
| 2022 | #403 | 794 | 454.8 |
| 2023 | #326 | 1,028 | 601 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,441 | 836.4 |
| 2025 | #251 | 1,381 | 808.5 |
World rankings
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Harvey on lists
Famous Harveys
- 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
- Harvey
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"