Harvey Name Popularity

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How popular is Harvey?

The somewhat popular name Harvey was the 444th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #51 in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 2,286 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Harvey was 128 in 2002.

Approximately during the years 1908-1918, and 2008-2016, the name Harvey took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1947-1951, 1952-1955, 1956-1960, 1968-1973, and 1988-1991 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Harvey popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

Harvey's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Harvey lately has risen.

The name Harvey still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Harvey (Girl)		Harvey (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	10,009	677	444
2017		19	6,353	851	382
2016		13	8,552	774	412
2015		8	12,226	696	439
2014		5	17,457	575	488
2013		5	17,516	404	614
2012		< 5	--	288	785
2011		< 5	--	248	858
2010		< 5	--	188	1,031
2009		< 5	--	179	1,057
2008		< 5	--	144	1,221
2007		< 5	--	145	1,215
2006		< 5	--	138	1,217
2005		< 5	--	158	1,049
2004		< 5	--	149	1,071
2003		< 5	--	134	1,131
2002		< 5	--	128	1,125
2001		< 5	--	132	1,086
2000		< 5	--	154	975
1999		< 5	--	140	1,003
1998		< 5	--	134	1,012
1997		< 5	--	153	903
1996		< 5	--	142	922
1995		< 5	--	145	920
1994		< 5	--	169	814
1993		< 5	--	180	787
1992		< 5	--	177	790
1991		< 5	--	191	737
1990		< 5	--	214	693
1989		< 5	--	232	656
1988		< 5	--	254	579
1987		< 5	--	216	618
1986		< 5	--	189	650
1985		< 5	--	233	575
1984		< 5	--	205	592
1983		< 5	--	260	518
1982		< 5	--	254	538
1981		< 5	--	285	496
1980		< 5	--	285	501
1979		< 5	--	298	478
1978		< 5	--	320	444
1977		5	10,157	319	449
1976		< 5	--	326	430
1975		< 5	--	341	422
1974		< 5	--	426	369
1973		< 5	--	400	387
1972		7	6,795	444	373
1971		< 5	--	494	364
1970		< 5	--	543	347
1969		7	6,176	577	323
1968		5	7,403	631	299
1967		< 5	--	623	295
1966		5	6,927	660	290
1965		< 5	--	723	278
1964		6	6,273	864	262
1963		< 5	--	889	257
1962		9	4,661	860	260
1961		9	4,662	957	252
1960		11	4,001	998	253
1959		11	3,903	1,086	243
1958		8	4,658	1,176	225
1957		5	6,436	1,276	209
1956		< 5	--	1,378	198
1955		9	4,176	1,291	199
1954		7	4,863	1,458	181
1953		7	4,752	1,536	173
1952		7	4,647	1,594	165
1951		9	3,818	1,642	159
1950		12	3,127	1,812	147
1949		5	5,547	1,936	142
1948		9	3,700	2,001	138
1947		10	3,547	2,207	131
1946		10	3,308	2,058	125
1945		15	2,271	1,975	116
1944		13	2,553	1,950	118
1943		13	2,613	2,244	111
1942		8	3,549	2,283	107
1941		11	2,737	2,018	106
1940		14	2,236	2,085	98
1939		17	1,981	1,946	102
1938		17	1,975	2,049	99
1937		14	2,239	2,081	95
1936		12	2,431	1,970	96
1935		10	2,815	1,957	99
1934		18	1,867	1,935	99
1933		14	2,202	1,895	97
1932		17	1,984	2,029	95
1931		14	2,246	1,978	93
1930		10	2,937	2,062	92
1929		13	2,495	2,064	90
1928		16	2,233	2,187	90
1927		21	1,909	2,200	94
1926		30	1,494	2,129	90
1925		18	2,144	2,190	88
1924		23	1,832	2,242	88
1923		16	2,309	2,115	91
1922		16	2,329	2,208	88
1921		7	4,201	2,286	87
1920		21	1,914	2,165	87
1919		18	2,022	2,027	85
1918		20	1,910	2,112	88
1917		13	2,474	1,808	90
1916		16	2,069	1,763	92
1915		8	3,256	1,613	95
1914		7	3,013	1,250	95
1913		5	3,402	1,028	93
1912		7	2,481	875	91
1911		< 5	--	446	91
1910		< 5	--	382	89
1909		< 5	--	361	83
1908		< 5	--	339	82
1907		< 5	--	335	77
1906		< 5	--	351	72
1905		< 5	--	286	85
1904		< 5	--	300	79
1903		< 5	--	293	74
1902		< 5	--	264	82
1901		< 5	--	253	76
1900		< 5	--	322	81
1899		< 5	--	251	79
1898		< 5	--	284	74
1897		5	1,647	268	72
1896		< 5	--	292	70
1895		< 5	--	282	70
1894		< 5	--	293	67
1893		< 5	--	284	68
1892		< 5	--	298	69
1891		< 5	--	274	65
1890		< 5	--	296	65
1889		< 5	--	311	64
1888		< 5	--	334	62
1887		< 5	--	262	65
1886		< 5	--	310	60
1885		< 5	--	304	59
1884		< 5	--	358	53
1883		< 5	--	318	53
1882		< 5	--	300	61
1881		< 5	--	282	58
1880		< 5	--	344	51

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.