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

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Peak · boys
1880 · 344 births
Debut · boys
344 births
In top 100 · boys
60 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
127,925
since 1880

Harvey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #50, 1880boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,11619#2511,381
2024#5,02126#2451,446
2023#4,99926#3261,028
2022#6,46418#402797
2021#5,95520#421733
2020#6,92316#416714
2019#8,59712#403773
2018#9,80610#443683
2017#6,28719#383856
2016#8,39313#412778
2015#11,8358#439697
2014#16,5135#486578
2013#16,5475#614406
2012#786288
2011#849251
2010#1,023189
2009#1,049181
2008#1,211145
2007#1,157153
2006#1,178143
2005#1,035162
2004#1,043156
2003#1,103139
2002#1,079139
2001#1,073134
2000#939162
1999#988143
1998#989139
1997#900153
1996#914143
1995#917145
1994#810170
1993#787180
1992#790177
1991#737191
1990#693214
1989#656232
1988#578254
1987#618216
1986#648189
1985#574233
1984#588206
1983#519259
1982#537254
1981#496285
1980#501284
1979#478298
1978#443320
1977#9,6525#450318
1976#428327
1975#424339
1974#370425
1973#386401
1972#6,5587#373443
1971#363495
1970#347542
1969#5,9747#323577
1968#7,0165#299630
1967#293623
1966#6,5645#290661
1965#278722
1964#6,0096#262865
1963#257888
1962#4,5339#260858
1961#4,5469#252957
1960#3,92011#2521,003
1959#3,82711#2451,081
1958#4,5208#2241,178
1957#6,0865#2091,278
1956#1981,379
1955#4,0699#2001,289
1954#4,6557#1811,460
1953#4,5957#1721,535
1952#4,4837#1651,594
1951#3,7149#1591,642
1950#3,05212#1471,811
1949#5,2445#1421,936
1948#3,5939#1382,003
1947#3,44810#1312,208
1946#3,21710#1252,058
1945#2,23715#1161,974
1944#2,51113#1181,951
1943#2,55813#1112,244
1942#3,4448#1072,284
1941#2,66811#1062,017
1940#2,20314#982,088
1939#1,94717#1021,946
1938#1,94517#992,051
1937#2,19614#952,081
1936#2,38612#961,970
1935#2,73110#991,958
1934#1,83418#991,934
1933#2,16114#971,896
1932#1,95717#952,030
1931#2,20514#931,978
1930#2,84510#922,062
1929#2,43713#902,064
1928#2,19416#902,186
1927#1,88521#942,201
1926#1,48330#902,128
1925#2,11918#882,190
1924#1,81123#882,242
1923#2,26416#912,115
1922#2,29116#882,207
1921#4,0237#872,287
1920#1,88921#872,165
1919#1,98918#852,028
1918#1,88720#882,111
1917#2,42813#901,808
1916#2,02816#921,763
1915#3,1348#951,613
1914#2,8767#951,250
1913#3,1875#931,028
1912#2,3607#91875
1911#91446
1910#88382
1909#83361
1908#82339
1907#77335
1906#72351
1905#85286
1904#79300
1903#74293
1902#82264
1901#75253
1900#81322
1899#79251
1898#73284
1897#1,5555#72268
1896#70292
1895#70282
1894#67293
1893#68284
1892#69298
1891#65274
1890#65296
1889#64311
1888#62334
1887#65262
1886#60310
1885#59304
1884#53358
1883#53318
1882#60300
1881#58282
1880#50344
First appearance
1880

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 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedNHWashington: #284 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,193 boysWAIdaho: #219 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 729 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #185 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 504 boysNDMinnesota: #158 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 628 boysMNIllinois: #644 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,850 boysILWisconsin: #204 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 785 boysWIMichigan: #380 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,868 boysMINew York: #578 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,428 boysNYMassachusetts: #477 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,852 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedRIOregon: #450 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,987 boysORNevada: #445 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,976 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #168 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 472 boysSDIowa: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,562 boysIAIndiana: #286 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,213 boysINOhio: #299 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,355 boysOHPennsylvania: #398 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,054 boysPANew Jersey: #1,036 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,111 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #505 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 3,006 boysCAUtah: #105 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 409 boysUTColorado: #346 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,435 boysCONebraska: #229 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 808 boysNEMissouri: #292 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,241 boysMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,418 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #539 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,008 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedDEArizona: #458 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,175 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedNMKansas: #381 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,534 boysKSArkansas: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,444 boysARTennessee: #481 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,389 boysTNNorth Carolina: #428 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,126 boysNCSouth Carolina: #406 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,842 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #462 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,995 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #441 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,001 boysALGeorgia: #448 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,190 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harvey, so not publishedHITexas: #719 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 4,753 boysTXFlorida: #629 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,865 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#105 · 1 in 409
  2. Minnesota#158 · 1 in 628
  3. South Dakota#168 · 1 in 472
  4. North Dakota#185 · 1 in 504
  5. Wisconsin#204 · 1 in 785

Best ever in a state: #27 in Delaware, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#105471 in 409
Minnesota#158401 in 628
South Dakota#16881 in 472
North Dakota#18571 in 504
Wisconsin#204311 in 785
Idaho#219111 in 729
Nebraska#229111 in 808
Washington#284281 in 1,193
Indiana#286271 in 1,213
Missouri#292231 in 1,241
Ohio#299401 in 1,355
Kentucky#324141 in 1,418
Colorado#346181 in 1,435
Arkansas#37091 in 1,444
Michigan#380231 in 1,868
Kansas#38191 in 1,534
Iowa#38791 in 1,562
Pennsylvania#398271 in 2,054
South Carolina#406111 in 1,842
North Carolina#428241 in 2,126
Alabama#441111 in 2,001
Nevada#44561 in 1,976
Georgia#448231 in 2,190
Oregon#45081 in 1,987
Arizona#458151 in 2,175
Oklahoma#46291 in 1,995
Massachusetts#477101 in 2,852
Tennessee#481151 in 2,389
California#505631 in 3,006
Virginia#539131 in 3,008
New York#578261 in 3,428
Florida#629241 in 3,865
Illinois#644141 in 3,850
Texas#719361 in 4,753
New Jersey#1,03651 in 8,111
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #50 (344 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 114 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 60 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1880–1938
  • Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1880–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 320
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 17.0% of all boys named Harvey (21,785) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,123#50 (1880)#58
1890s2,822#65 (1890)#70
1900s3,104#72 (1906)#79
1910s13,304#85 (1919)#91
1920s21,785#87 (1921)#89
1930s19,906#92 (1930)#97
1940s20,763#98 (1940)#119
1950s14,247#147 (1950)#190
1960s7,784#252 (1960)#277
1970s3,908#347 (1970)#406
1980s2,412#496 (1981)#572
1990s1,655#693 (1990)#853
2000s1,514#939 (2000)#1,087
2010s5,499#383 (2017)#584
2020s6,099#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 2021

girls
#5,955
20 births · 1 in 82,043 girls
boys
#421
733 births · 1 in 2,387 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #5,955Harvey20

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #421Harvey733
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 82,043 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 66.3% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harvey
  1. #5,748Zoi21
  2. #5,748Zuria21
  3. #5,748Zyrah21
  4. #5,955Harvey20
  5. #5,955Aamirah20
  6. #5,955Aasiya20
  7. #5,955Adelene20
  8. #6,174Aamina19
  9. #6,174Acsa19
  10. #6,174Adaleya19

Tied with 218 names at #5,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 437Raya#932#495
  2. 396Wrenley#893#497
  3. 298Angelique#1,173#875
  4. 283Emberlynn#1,241#958
  5. 276Flora#924#648
Fallers
  1. 475Denisse#852#1,327
  2. 347Denise#876#1,223
  3. 267Karen#821#1,088
  4. 227Keily#854#1,081
  5. 227Nathalie#911#1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,387 of them was named Harvey, which outranked 97.0% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harvey
  1. #417Solomon737
  2. #417Troy737
  3. #420Caiden735
  4. #421Harvey733
  5. #422Sage731
  6. #423Collin730
  7. #424Damon727
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 536Amiri#1,295#759
  2. 438Eliam#1,177#739
  3. 343Colter#972#629
  4. 333Ozzy#1,046#713
  5. 299Loyal#1,053#754
Fallers
  1. 352Jaxtyn#585#937
  2. 259Karsyn#698#957
  3. 231Xzavier#976#1,207
  4. 208Tristen#846#1,054
  5. 208Willie#992#1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021