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 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#102 · 1 in 637
- North Carolina#113 · 1 in 579
- Oklahoma#114 · 1 in 617
- South Carolina#122 · 1 in 683
- Virginia#129 · 1 in 696
Best ever in a state: #27 in Delaware, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #102 | 6 | 1 in 637 |
| North Carolina | #113 | 92 | 1 in 579 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 39 | 1 in 617 |
| South Carolina | #122 | 44 | 1 in 683 |
| New York | #129 | 141 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Virginia | #129 | 59 | 1 in 696 |
| Maryland | #130 | 30 | 1 in 921 |
| Rhode Island | #130 | 6 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Missouri | #132 | 49 | 1 in 906 |
| Georgia | #134 | 62 | 1 in 753 |
| New Jersey | #135 | 33 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Massachusetts | #136 | 27 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Mississippi | #139 | 38 | 1 in 759 |
| Arkansas | #140 | 26 | 1 in 825 |
| Colorado | #141 | 20 | 1 in 899 |
| North Dakota | #141 | 9 | 1 in 847 |
| Alabama | #143 | 44 | 1 in 883 |
| Idaho | #143 | 9 | 1 in 804 |
| Pennsylvania | #145 | 83 | 1 in 1,419 |
| South Dakota | #146 | 9 | 1 in 929 |
| Montana | #149 | 8 | 1 in 894 |
| West Virginia | #149 | 22 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Oregon | #150 | 19 | 1 in 975 |
| Wisconsin | #150 | 30 | 1 in 1,417 |
| District of Columbia | #151 | 13 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Tennessee | #152 | 37 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Hawaii | #155 | 10 | 1 in 669 |
| Minnesota | #159 | 25 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Washington | #172 | 22 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Texas | #173 | 122 | 1 in 943 |
| Florida | #174 | 30 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Ohio | #178 | 60 | 1 in 1,691 |
| Kentucky | #181 | 25 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Michigan | #181 | 54 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Louisiana | #182 | 36 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Illinois | #185 | 59 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Kansas | #186 | 15 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Connecticut | #191 | 7 | 1 in 3,096 |
| Utah | #198 | 8 | 1 in 1,381 |
| Iowa | #201 | 16 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Indiana | #202 | 25 | 1 in 2,015 |
| Arizona | #203 | 10 | 1 in 1,184 |
| California | #207 | 87 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Maine | #209 | 5 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Nebraska | #237 | 6 | 1 in 2,599 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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 1952
Top girls' names in 1952
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 264,905 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 29.8% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,123Wilhemenia8
- #4,123Yevonne8
- #4,123Zoila8
- #4,483Harvey7
- #4,483Adline7
- #4,483Albertina7
- #4,483Aleeta7
- #4,908Aaron6
- #4,908Adene6
- #4,908Adonna6
Tied with 424 names at #4,483; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 1,219 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).