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

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Peak · boys
1880 · 344 births
Debut · boys
344 births
In top 100 · boys
60 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
127,925
since 1880

Harvey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #50, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,11619#2511,381
2024#5,02126#2451,446
2023#4,99926#3261,028
2022#6,46418#402797
2021#5,95520#421733
2020#6,92316#416714
2019#8,59712#403773
2018#9,80610#443683
2017#6,28719#383856
2016#8,39313#412778
2015#11,8358#439697
2014#16,5135#486578
2013#16,5475#614406
2012—#786288
2011—#849251
2010—#1,023189
2009—#1,049181
2008—#1,211145
2007—#1,157153
2006—#1,178143
2005—#1,035162
2004—#1,043156
2003—#1,103139
2002—#1,079139
2001—#1,073134
2000—#939162
1999—#988143
1998—#989139
1997—#900153
1996—#914143
1995—#917145
1994—#810170
1993—#787180
1992—#790177
1991—#737191
1990—#693214
1989—#656232
1988—#578254
1987—#618216
1986—#648189
1985—#574233
1984—#588206
1983—#519259
1982—#537254
1981—#496285
1980—#501284
1979—#478298
1978—#443320
1977#9,6525#450318
1976—#428327
1975—#424339
1974—#370425
1973—#386401
1972#6,5587#373443
1971—#363495
1970—#347542
1969#5,9747#323577
1968#7,0165#299630
1967—#293623
1966#6,5645#290661
1965—#278722
1964#6,0096#262865
1963—#257888
1962#4,5339#260858
1961#4,5469#252957
1960#3,92011#2521,003
1959#3,82711#2451,081
1958#4,5208#2241,178
1957#6,0865#2091,278
1956—#1981,379
1955#4,0699#2001,289
1954#4,6557#1811,460
1953#4,5957#1721,535
1952#4,4837#1651,594
1951#3,7149#1591,642
1950#3,05212#1471,811
1949#5,2445#1421,936
1948#3,5939#1382,003
1947#3,44810#1312,208
1946#3,21710#1252,058
1945#2,23715#1161,974
1944#2,51113#1181,951
1943#2,55813#1112,244
1942#3,4448#1072,284
1941#2,66811#1062,017
1940#2,20314#982,088
1939#1,94717#1021,946
1938#1,94517#992,051
1937#2,19614#952,081
1936#2,38612#961,970
1935#2,73110#991,958
1934#1,83418#991,934
1933#2,16114#971,896
1932#1,95717#952,030
1931#2,20514#931,978
1930#2,84510#922,062
1929#2,43713#902,064
1928#2,19416#902,186
1927#1,88521#942,201
1926#1,48330#902,128
1925#2,11918#882,190
1924#1,81123#882,242
1923#2,26416#912,115
1922#2,29116#882,207
1921#4,0237#872,287
1920#1,88921#872,165
1919#1,98918#852,028
1918#1,88720#882,111
1917#2,42813#901,808
1916#2,02816#921,763
1915#3,1348#951,613
1914#2,8767#951,250
1913#3,1875#931,028
1912#2,3607#91875
1911—#91446
1910—#88382
1909—#83361
1908—#82339
1907—#77335
1906—#72351
1905—#85286
1904—#79300
1903—#74293
1902—#82264
1901—#75253
1900—#81322
1899—#79251
1898—#73284
1897#1,5555#72268
1896—#70292
1895—#70282
1894—#67293
1893—#68284
1892—#69298
1891—#65274
1890—#65296
1889—#64311
1888—#62334
1887—#65262
1886—#60310
1885—#59304
1884—#53358
1883—#53318
1882—#60300
1881—#58282
1880—#50344
First appearance
1880

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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedAKMaine: #153 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,092 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #93 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 529 boysNHWashington: #132 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 837 boysWAIdaho: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 508 boysIDMontana: #103 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 499 boysMTNorth Dakota: #72 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 336 boysNDMinnesota: #77 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 449 boysMNIllinois: #144 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,109 boysILWisconsin: #93 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 591 boysWIMichigan: #116 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 784 boysMINew York: #76 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 448 boysNYMassachusetts: #95 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 831 boysMARhode Island: #108 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,005 boysRIOregon: #115 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 618 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #61 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 293 boysSDIowa: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,701 boysIAIndiana: #137 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 976 boysINOhio: #146 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,179 boysOHPennsylvania: #89 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 654 boysPANew Jersey: #76 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 565 boysNJConnecticut: #121 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,193 boysCTCalifornia: #142 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 939 boysCAUtah: #177 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,022 boysUTColorado: #142 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 803 boysCONebraska: #128 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 742 boysNEMissouri: #125 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 773 boysMOKentucky: #133 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 798 boysKYWest Virginia: #126 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 755 boysWVVirginia: #105 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 578 boysVAMaryland: #94 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 554 boysMDDelaware: #65 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 349 boysDEArizona: #143 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 691 boysAZNew Mexico: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,363 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 628 boysKSArkansas: #104 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 489 boysARTennessee: #94 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 514 boysTNNorth Carolina: #88 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 442 boysNCSouth Carolina: #120 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 682 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,240 boysDCOklahoma: #79 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 365 boysOKLouisiana: #165 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 964 boysLAMississippi: #109 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 625 boysMSAlabama: #112 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 664 boysALGeorgia: #95 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 493 boysGAHawaii: #103 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 466 boysHITexas: #144 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 730 boysTXFlorida: #111 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 602 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#61 · 1 in 293
  2. Delaware#65 · 1 in 349
  3. North Dakota#72 · 1 in 336
  4. New York#76 · 1 in 448
  5. New Jersey#76 · 1 in 565

Best ever in a state: #27 in Delaware, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#61181 in 293
Delaware#6571 in 349
North Dakota#72171 in 336
New Jersey#76611 in 565
New York#762461 in 448
Minnesota#77571 in 449
Oklahoma#79591 in 365
North Carolina#88951 in 442
Pennsylvania#891281 in 654
New Hampshire#9371 in 529
Wisconsin#93481 in 591
Maryland#94331 in 554
Tennessee#94621 in 514
Georgia#95741 in 493
Massachusetts#95451 in 831
Hawaii#103111 in 466
Montana#10391 in 499
Arkansas#104411 in 489
Virginia#105511 in 578
Rhode Island#10861 in 1,005
Mississippi#109381 in 625
Florida#111391 in 602
Alabama#112491 in 664
Idaho#113101 in 508
Oregon#115181 in 618
Michigan#116681 in 784
Kansas#120251 in 628
South Carolina#120351 in 682
Connecticut#121131 in 1,193
Missouri#125421 in 773
West Virginia#126251 in 755
Nebraska#128151 in 742
Washington#132241 in 837
Kentucky#133361 in 798
Indiana#137341 in 976
California#142901 in 939
Colorado#142141 in 803
Arizona#143101 in 691
Illinois#144601 in 1,109
Texas#1441081 in 730
Ohio#146531 in 1,179
Maine#15371 in 1,092
District of Columbia#16081 in 1,240
Louisiana#165281 in 964
Utah#17771 in 1,022
New Mexico#22851 in 1,363
Iowa#23181 in 2,701
Alaska———
Nevada———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #50 (344 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 114 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 60 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1880–1938
  • Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1880–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 320
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 17.0% of all boys named Harvey (21,785) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,123#50 (1880)#58
1890s2,822#65 (1890)#70
1900s3,104#72 (1906)#79
1910s13,304#85 (1919)#91
1920s21,785#87 (1921)#89
1930s19,906#92 (1930)#97
1940s20,763#98 (1940)#119
1950s14,247#147 (1950)#190
1960s7,784#252 (1960)#277
1970s3,908#347 (1970)#406
1980s2,412#496 (1981)#572
1990s1,655#693 (1990)#853
2000s1,514#939 (2000)#1,087
2010s5,499#383 (2017)#584
2020s6,099#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 1944

girls
#2,511
13 births · 1 in 102,094 girls
boys
#118
1,951 births · 1 in 699 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #2,511Harvey13

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #118Harvey1,951
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 102,094 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 52.1% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harvey
  1. #2,401Wilhelmena14
  2. #2,401Wyona14
  3. #2,401Yvonnie14
  4. #2,511Harvey13
  5. #2,511Alleen13
  6. #2,511Allen13
  7. #2,511America13
  8. #2,625Adelaida12
  9. #2,625Alanna12
  10. #2,625Alean12

Tied with 113 names at #2,511; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 699 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 97.0% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harvey
  1. #115Alvin1,967
  2. #116Brian1,954
  3. #117Jerome1,953
  4. #118Harvey1,951
  5. #119Vernon1,924
  6. #120Charlie1,881
  7. #121Franklin1,817
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1944 →