Boys' name · peaked in 1997
Humberto name popularity since 1925
16,870 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Humberto. Half of them were born in 1991 or earlier, so the typical Humberto is about 35 years old in 2026. Humberto peaked in 1997 as the #531 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,870
- Named Humberto, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,876 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 10 girls · 16,860 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 5.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Humberto 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.
Humberto births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1992. Measured as a share of all babies, Humberto peaked in 1997.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Humberto became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 13,200 baby boys to 1 in 7,980.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 8,380 to 1 in 13,200.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Humberto's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Humberto.
Decade by decade
Babies named Humberto 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 | 0 | 191 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 490 | #1,111 |
| 1940s | 0 | 676 | #801 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,008 | #688 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,215 | #702 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,860 | #581 |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,504 | #571 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,659 | #530 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,088 | #688 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,556 | #1,249 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 613 | #1,876 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.6% of babies named Humberto from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Humberto is most popular
The index compares Humberto'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 Humberto.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5.03× | 5,776 |
| California | 3.50× | 5,431 |
| Arizona | 2.90× | 551 |
| Florida | 1.19× | 629 |
| Illinois | 1.01× | 723 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Humberto's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Humberto.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Humberto (1997).
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