Is Hervey a boy or girl name?

Hervey is a boy’s name. Of the 1,125 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hervey

Recorded 1880–2017 · United States

Hervey was most popular in 1917, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,467 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,125 people named Hervey.

Hervey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hervey’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hervey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hervey is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,125 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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