The first name Hervé
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Hervé last appeared in the official list in 2007, given to 3 boys.
3
babies named Hervé, 1996–2025
#4,333
rank in 2007
2007
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hervé with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hervé at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 7 boys born in the United States were named Hervé, the 10,119th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 25 were.
560
babies named Hervé since 1880
#10,119
rank in 2023
1921
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hervé
49 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hervé RenardFrench association football coach, born 1968
- Hervé VillechaizeFrench actor (1943–1993)
- Hervé Le TellierFrench writer and linguist, born 1957
- Hervé FayeFrench astronomer (1814–1902)
- Hervé GuibertFrench writer, photographer and journalist (1955-1991)
- Hervé RevelliFrench footballer (born 1946)
- Hervé MorinFrench politician, born 1961
- Hervé de CharetteFrench politician, born 1938
- Hervé FlandinFrench biathlete, born 1965
- Hervé VilardFrench singer, born 1946
- Hervé KageBelgian footballer, born 1989
- Hervé Granger-VeyronFencer, born 1958
Questions
- How popular is the name Hervé?
- In 2007, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Hervé, ranking 4,333rd.
- Is Hervé a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 560 US babies named Hervé since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hervé most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 25 babies were named Hervé, its highest rank at 1,527th.