Is Herbie a boy or girl name?

Herbie is a boy’s name. Of the 1,094 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Herbie

Recorded 1913–2007 · United States

Herbie was most popular in 1959, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,661 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,094 people named Herbie.

Herbie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Herbie’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Herbie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Herbie is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,094 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org