# Herbie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/herbie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈ(h)ɝ.bi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,094 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,094 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,084, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Herb + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18 | 2,395 |
| 1976 | 6 | 5,188 |
| 1977 | 7 | 4,793 |
| 1978 | 5 | 6,171 |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,577 |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,668 |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,293 |
| 1982 | 10 | 4,057 |
| 1983 | 9 | 4,275 |
| 1985 | 6 | 6,069 |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,562 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,406 |
| 1994 | 5 | 9,352 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9,380 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10,163 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68 | 516 |
| 2012 | 66 | 549 |
| 2013 | 51 | 655 |
| 2014 | 45 | 714 |
| 2015 | 52 | 656 |
| 2016 | 38 | 833 |
| 2017 | 48 | 719 |
| 2018 | 46 | 731 |
| 2019 | 30 | 952 |
| 2020 | 37 | 821 |
| 2021 | 51 | 688 |
| 2022 | 34 | 901 |
| 2023 | 46 | 728 |
| 2024 | 39 | 826 |
| 2025 | 42 | 782 |

## People named Herbie

- Herbie Hancock, American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)
- Herbie Mann, American jazz flutist (1930–2003)
- Herbie Flowers, English musician (1938–2024)
- Herbie Fields, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958)
- Herbie Hide, British boxer
- Herbie Nichols, American musician (1919-1963)
- Herbie Lewis, Canadian ice hockey player (1906–1991)
- Herbie Roberts, English footballer (1905-1944)
- Herbie Blash, FIA Deputy Race Director at Formula One races
- Herbie Hewett, Amateur cricketer and lawyer (1864-1921)
- Herbie Faye, American actor (1899-1980)
- Herbie Harper, American musician (1920-2012)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.