Herbert
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About Herbert
The name Herbert is currently ranked #974 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #25 in 1929. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in HERBERT, HERBERT, and HERBERT. Herbert is occasionally used for girls in 1987.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,931 | 75 | 39 |
| 2015 | #1,858 | 79 | 41.2 |
| 2016 | #1,867 | 80 | 42.2 |
| 2017 | #1,886 | 77 | 41.6 |
| 2018 | #2,036 | 71 | 39.1 |
| 2019 | #2,469 | 54 | 30.1 |
| 2020 | #2,303 | 59 | 34.2 |
| 2021 | #2,509 | 53 | 30.3 |
| 2022 | #2,254 | 64 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | #2,156 | 67 | 39.2 |
| 2024 | #2,482 | 55 | 31.9 |
| 2025 | #2,656 | 49 | 28.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Herberts
- Saint Herbert
French bishop of Marmoutier and archbishop of Tours
- Herbert Clark Hoover
31st U.S. president
- Herbert Henry Asquith
1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, British prime minister
- Herbert George "H.G." Wells
English novelist
- Herbert Ernest "H.E." Bates
English novelist
- Herbert Anthony Stevens IV aka Ab
Soul, American rapper
- Herbert Frohlich
German,born British physicist
- (Horatio) Herbert Kitchener
1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal and WWI secretary of war
- Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert
Ritter von Karajan), Austrian conductor
- Herbert Spencer
English philosopher
- Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock
American jazz pianist
- Herbert Wilfred "Herbie" Taylor
South African cricketer
- Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu
birth name of Herbie Hide, British boxer
- Herbert Tremenheere "Herbie" Hewett
English cricketer
- Herbert Leslie "Herbie" Collins
Australian cricketer
- Herbert Jay Solomon
birth name of Herbie Mann, American jazz flautist
- Herbert Alexander Simon
American political scientist
- Herbert Marcuse
German,American philosopher
- Herbert Louis Samuel
1st Viscount Samuel, British home secretary, first British Jew to lead a political party
- Herbert Asbury
American journalist and crime writer
- Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru)
Czech,born British actor
Herbert in pop culture
- Herbert
warthog on animated series "64 Zoo Lane"
- Herbert Pocket
Pip's friend and companion in Dickens' "Great Expectations"
- Sir Herbert Subboys
old knight in John Marston's play "The Dutch Courtesan" (1605)
- Herbert Birdsfoot
"Sesame Street" Muppet
- Herbert
pederast character on TV's "Family Guy"
- Herbert Travilla
Elsie Dinsmore Travilla's son in Elsie Dinsmore series
- Herbert Garrison
teacher on TV's "South Park"
- "Herbert West: Reanimator
" story, film and character by H.P. Lovecraft
- Herbert P. Bear
character from computer game Club Penguin
- Herbert Carrington
character in Elsie Dinsmore series
- Herbert Rippinghall
character in G. A. Henty's "Friends Though Divided"
- Herbert "Bertie" Pelham
7th Marquess of Hexham, character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
Variations & nicknames
- HeribertGerman
- HebertFrench
- EbertSpanish
- HerbertoItalian
- EberSpanish
- HeribertoItalian
- EbertoSpanish
- HarbertDutch
