Boys' name · peaked in 1884
Harvey name popularity since 1925
95,241 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Harvey (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1947 or earlier, so the typical Harvey is about 79 years old in 2026. Harvey peaked in 1884 as the #53 name for boys, and it ranked #251 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 95,241
- Named Harvey, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1884
- #53 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #251
- for boys in 2025 (1,381 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 685 girls · 94,556 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 2.19× its national share
Peak year is the year Harvey made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Harvey births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1942. Measured as a share of all babies, Harvey peaked earlier, in 1884.
- Steepest fall: Between 1950 and 1955, Harvey's share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 989 to 1 in 1,600.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, it became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 10,200 baby boys to 1 in 2,750.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Harvey's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Harvey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Harvey in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 98 | 10,769 | – |
| 1930s | 143 | 19,906 | #99 |
| 1940s | 108 | 20,763 | #116 |
| 1950s | 75 | 14,247 | #200 |
| 1960s | 52 | 7,784 | #278 |
| 1970s | 12 | 3,908 | #424 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,412 | #576 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,655 | #920 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,514 | #1,035 |
| 2010s | 72 | 5,499 | #439 |
| 2020–25 | 125 | 6,099 | #251 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.8% of babies named Harvey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Harvey is most popular
The index compares Harvey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Harvey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2.19× | 637 |
| South Dakota | 2.16× | 634 |
| Mississippi | 1.89× | 2,114 |
| North Carolina | 1.81× | 4,729 |
| Arkansas | 1.73× | 1,639 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Harvey and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey (this page) | 94,556 | 1884 |
| Harvie | 1,023 | 1902 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Harvey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Harvey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Harvey (1884).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data