Harvey
#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · #251 for boys in 2025, 1,381 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 344 births
- Debut · boys
- 344 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 60 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 127,925since 1880
Harvey over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,116 | 19 | #251 | 1,381 |
| 2024 | #5,021 | 26 | #245 | 1,446 |
| 2023 | #4,999 | 26 | #326 | 1,028 |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | #402 | 797 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #421 | 733 |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | #416 | 714 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #403 | 773 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #443 | 683 |
| 2017 | #6,287 | 19 | #383 | 856 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #412 | 778 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #439 | 697 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #486 | 578 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #614 | 406 |
| 2012 | — | #786 | 288 | |
| 2011 | — | #849 | 251 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,023 | 189 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,049 | 181 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,211 | 145 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,157 | 153 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,178 | 143 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,035 | 162 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,043 | 156 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,103 | 139 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,079 | 139 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,073 | 134 | |
| 2000 | — | #939 | 162 | |
| 1999 | — | #988 | 143 | |
| 1998 | — | #989 | 139 | |
| 1997 | — | #900 | 153 | |
| 1996 | — | #914 | 143 | |
| 1995 | — | #917 | 145 | |
| 1994 | — | #810 | 170 | |
| 1993 | — | #787 | 180 | |
| 1992 | — | #790 | 177 | |
| 1991 | — | #737 | 191 | |
| 1990 | — | #693 | 214 | |
| 1989 | — | #656 | 232 | |
| 1988 | — | #578 | 254 | |
| 1987 | — | #618 | 216 | |
| 1986 | — | #648 | 189 | |
| 1985 | — | #574 | 233 | |
| 1984 | — | #588 | 206 | |
| 1983 | — | #519 | 259 | |
| 1982 | — | #537 | 254 | |
| 1981 | — | #496 | 285 | |
| 1980 | — | #501 | 284 | |
| 1979 | — | #478 | 298 | |
| 1978 | — | #443 | 320 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #450 | 318 |
| 1976 | — | #428 | 327 | |
| 1975 | — | #424 | 339 | |
| 1974 | — | #370 | 425 | |
| 1973 | — | #386 | 401 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #373 | 443 |
| 1971 | — | #363 | 495 | |
| 1970 | — | #347 | 542 | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #323 | 577 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #299 | 630 |
| 1967 | — | #293 | 623 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #290 | 661 |
| 1965 | — | #278 | 722 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #262 | 865 |
| 1963 | — | #257 | 888 | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #260 | 858 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #252 | 957 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #252 | 1,003 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #245 | 1,081 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #224 | 1,178 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #209 | 1,278 |
| 1956 | — | #198 | 1,379 | |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #200 | 1,289 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #181 | 1,460 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #172 | 1,535 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #165 | 1,594 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #159 | 1,642 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #147 | 1,811 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #142 | 1,936 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #138 | 2,003 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #131 | 2,208 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #125 | 2,058 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #116 | 1,974 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #118 | 1,951 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #111 | 2,244 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #107 | 2,284 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #106 | 2,017 |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | #98 | 2,088 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #102 | 1,946 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #99 | 2,051 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #95 | 2,081 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #96 | 1,970 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #99 | 1,958 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | #99 | 1,934 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #97 | 1,896 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #95 | 2,030 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #93 | 1,978 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #92 | 2,062 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #90 | 2,064 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #90 | 2,186 |
| 1927 | #1,885 | 21 | #94 | 2,201 |
| 1926 | #1,483 | 30 | #90 | 2,128 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #88 | 2,190 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #88 | 2,242 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | #91 | 2,115 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #88 | 2,207 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #87 | 2,287 |
| 1920 | #1,889 | 21 | #87 | 2,165 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | #85 | 2,028 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #88 | 2,111 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #90 | 1,808 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #92 | 1,763 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #95 | 1,613 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #95 | 1,250 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #93 | 1,028 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #91 | 875 |
| 1911 | — | #91 | 446 | |
| 1910 | — | #88 | 382 | |
| 1909 | — | #83 | 361 | |
| 1908 | — | #82 | 339 | |
| 1907 | — | #77 | 335 | |
| 1906 | — | #72 | 351 | |
| 1905 | — | #85 | 286 | |
| 1904 | — | #79 | 300 | |
| 1903 | — | #74 | 293 | |
| 1902 | — | #82 | 264 | |
| 1901 | — | #75 | 253 | |
| 1900 | — | #81 | 322 | |
| 1899 | — | #79 | 251 | |
| 1898 | — | #73 | 284 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #72 | 268 |
| 1896 | — | #70 | 292 | |
| 1895 | — | #70 | 282 | |
| 1894 | — | #67 | 293 | |
| 1893 | — | #68 | 284 | |
| 1892 | — | #69 | 298 | |
| 1891 | — | #65 | 274 | |
| 1890 | — | #65 | 296 | |
| 1889 | — | #64 | 311 | |
| 1888 | — | #62 | 334 | |
| 1887 | — | #65 | 262 | |
| 1886 | — | #60 | 310 | |
| 1885 | — | #59 | 304 | |
| 1884 | — | #53 | 358 | |
| 1883 | — | #53 | 318 | |
| 1882 | — | #60 | 300 | |
| 1881 | — | #58 | 282 | |
| 1880 | — | #50 | 344 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harvey was already there! It came in at #50, and was given to 344 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1991–2010, when fewer than 200 boys a year got the name.
Where Harvey is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#64 · 1 in 343
- North Dakota#66 · 1 in 300
- Mississippi#69 · 1 in 339
- South Dakota#72 · 1 in 343
- Minnesota#72 · 1 in 388
Best ever in a state: #27 in Delaware, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #64 | 344 | 1 in 343 |
| North Dakota | #66 | 19 | 1 in 300 |
| Mississippi | #69 | 70 | 1 in 339 |
| Minnesota | #72 | 69 | 1 in 388 |
| South Dakota | #72 | 15 | 1 in 343 |
| Delaware | #74 | 6 | 1 in 377 |
| Georgia | #82 | 86 | 1 in 410 |
| Maryland | #82 | 37 | 1 in 496 |
| Hawaii | #83 | 13 | 1 in 322 |
| Massachusetts | #84 | 55 | 1 in 720 |
| Wisconsin | #85 | 61 | 1 in 485 |
| District of Columbia | #87 | 18 | 1 in 510 |
| New Jersey | #88 | 54 | 1 in 693 |
| North Carolina | #88 | 87 | 1 in 479 |
| Pennsylvania | #94 | 137 | 1 in 680 |
| Connecticut | #95 | 21 | 1 in 795 |
| Alabama | #96 | 64 | 1 in 511 |
| Virginia | #98 | 57 | 1 in 518 |
| New Hampshire | #99 | 6 | 1 in 679 |
| Vermont | #102 | 5 | 1 in 571 |
| Wyoming | #102 | 5 | 1 in 414 |
| Oklahoma | #103 | 42 | 1 in 511 |
| Michigan | #104 | 89 | 1 in 651 |
| Arkansas | #109 | 40 | 1 in 524 |
| Missouri | #110 | 55 | 1 in 613 |
| Kentucky | #111 | 45 | 1 in 666 |
| Illinois | #112 | 100 | 1 in 739 |
| Texas | #114 | 125 | 1 in 564 |
| Florida | #115 | 30 | 1 in 620 |
| Ohio | #115 | 84 | 1 in 813 |
| Louisiana | #116 | 45 | 1 in 582 |
| Colorado | #118 | 19 | 1 in 560 |
| South Carolina | #119 | 37 | 1 in 643 |
| Tennessee | #121 | 44 | 1 in 726 |
| Oregon | #122 | 16 | 1 in 639 |
| Maine | #124 | 10 | 1 in 758 |
| Washington | #124 | 24 | 1 in 730 |
| Idaho | #125 | 8 | 1 in 605 |
| California | #127 | 94 | 1 in 777 |
| Nebraska | #127 | 15 | 1 in 715 |
| Arizona | #128 | 11 | 1 in 548 |
| Kansas | #129 | 24 | 1 in 637 |
| Montana | #129 | 6 | 1 in 811 |
| Iowa | #133 | 26 | 1 in 880 |
| Utah | #135 | 10 | 1 in 697 |
| West Virginia | #141 | 23 | 1 in 907 |
| New Mexico | #184 | 7 | 1 in 866 |
| Indiana | #186 | 21 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Harvey
- 6 spots since 2024 (#245 → #251)
- 165 spots since 2020 (#416 → #251)
- 188 spots since 2015 (#439 → #251)
- Biggest jump: 174 spots in 2011 (#1,023 → #849)
- Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2001 (#939 → #1,073)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #50 (344 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 114 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1880–1938
- Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1880–2000
- Highest: 1 in 320 boys born in 1884 were named Harvey (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,237 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #50 in 1880, was only 1 in 321 (0.31%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.0% of all boys named Harvey (21,785) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,123 | #50 (1880) | #58 |
| 1890s | 2,822 | #65 (1890) | #70 |
| 1900s | 3,104 | #72 (1906) | #79 |
| 1910s | 13,304 | #85 (1919) | #91 |
| 1920s | 21,785 | #87 (1921) | #89 |
| 1930s | 19,906 | #92 (1930) | #97 |
| 1940s | 20,763 | #98 (1940) | #119 |
| 1950s | 14,247 | #147 (1950) | #190 |
| 1960s | 7,784 | #252 (1960) | #277 |
| 1970s | 3,908 | #347 (1970) | #406 |
| 1980s | 2,412 | #496 (1981) | #572 |
| 1990s | 1,655 | #693 (1990) | #853 |
| 2000s | 1,514 | #939 (2000) | #1,087 |
| 2010s | 5,499 | #383 (2017) | #584 |
| 2020s | 6,099 | #245 (2024) | #344 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Harvey in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 168,840 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 36.0% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,194Yolonda9
- #3,194Zela9
- #3,194Zelpha9
- #3,444Harvey8
- #3,444Adean8
- #3,444Adriane8
- #3,444Alberteen8
- #3,738Adalee7
- #3,738Adelyn7
- #3,738Adlean7
Tied with 293 names at #3,444; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 605 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.