Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Harvey

#273 most common boys' name of all time · #588 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#273
Rank overall
#588 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
128,792
Since 2016
9,368
Peak year
1921 #87
Best rank
#51 1880
Girls Boys peak 2,294/yr
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Harvey is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 19 1,381 1,400 #252
2024 26 1,446 1,472 #245
2023 26 1,028 1,054 #326
2022 18 797 815 #402
2021 20 733 753 #421
2020 16 714 730 #416
2019 12 773 785 #404
2018 10 683 693 #443
2017 19 856 875 #383
2016 13 778 791 #412
2015 8 697 705 #439
2014 5 578 583 #486
2013 5 406 411 #614
2012 — 288 288 #786
2011 — 251 251 #849
2010 — 189 189 #1,024
2009 — 181 181 #1,049
2008 — 145 145 #1,211
2007 — 153 153 #1,157
2006 — 143 143 #1,178
2005 — 162 162 #1,035
2004 — 156 156 #1,043
2003 — 139 139 #1,104
2002 — 139 139 #1,079
2001 — 134 134 #1,073
2000 — 162 162 #940
1999 — 143 143 #988
1998 — 139 139 #989
1997 — 153 153 #900
1996 — 143 143 #914
1995 — 145 145 #917
1994 — 170 170 #810
1993 — 180 180 #787
1992 — 177 177 #790
1991 — 191 191 #737
1990 — 214 214 #694
1989 — 232 232 #656
1988 — 254 254 #578
1987 — 216 216 #618
1986 — 189 189 #648
1985 — 233 233 #574
1984 — 206 206 #588
1983 — 259 259 #519
1982 — 254 254 #537
1981 — 285 285 #496
1980 — 284 284 #501
1979 — 298 298 #478
1978 — 320 320 #443
1977 5 318 323 #450
1976 — 327 327 #428
1975 — 339 339 #424
1974 — 425 425 #370
1973 — 401 401 #386
1972 7 443 450 #373
1971 — 495 495 #363
1970 — 542 542 #347
1969 7 577 584 #323
1968 5 630 635 #299
1967 — 623 623 #293
1966 5 661 666 #290
1965 — 722 722 #278
1964 6 865 871 #262
1963 — 888 888 #257
1962 9 858 867 #260
1961 9 957 966 #252
1960 11 1,003 1,014 #252
1959 11 1,081 1,092 #245
1958 8 1,178 1,186 #224
1957 5 1,278 1,283 #209
1956 — 1,379 1,379 #198
1955 9 1,289 1,298 #200
1954 7 1,460 1,467 #182
1953 7 1,535 1,542 #173
1952 7 1,594 1,601 #165
1951 9 1,642 1,651 #159
1950 12 1,811 1,823 #147
1949 5 1,936 1,941 #142
1948 9 2,003 2,012 #138
1947 10 2,208 2,218 #131
1946 10 2,058 2,068 #125
1945 15 1,974 1,989 #116
1944 13 1,951 1,964 #118
1943 13 2,244 2,257 #111
1942 8 2,284 2,292 #107
1941 11 2,017 2,028 #106
1940 14 2,088 2,102 #98
1939 17 1,946 1,963 #102
1938 17 2,051 2,068 #99
1937 14 2,081 2,095 #95
1936 12 1,970 1,982 #96
1935 10 1,958 1,968 #99
1934 18 1,934 1,952 #99
1933 14 1,896 1,910 #97
1932 17 2,030 2,047 #95
1931 14 1,978 1,992 #93
1930 10 2,062 2,072 #92
1929 13 2,064 2,077 #90
1928 16 2,186 2,202 #90
1927 21 2,201 2,222 #94
1926 30 2,128 2,158 #90
1925 18 2,190 2,208 #88
1924 23 2,242 2,265 #88
1923 16 2,115 2,131 #91
1922 16 2,207 2,223 #88
1921 7 2,287 2,294 #87
1920 21 2,165 2,186 #87
1919 18 2,028 2,046 #85
1918 20 2,111 2,131 #88
1917 13 1,808 1,821 #90
1916 16 1,763 1,779 #92
1915 8 1,613 1,621 #95
1914 7 1,250 1,257 #95
1913 5 1,028 1,033 #93
1912 7 875 882 #91
1911 — 446 446 #91
1910 — 382 382 #88
1909 — 361 361 #83
1908 — 339 339 #82
1907 — 335 335 #77
1906 — 351 351 #72
1905 — 286 286 #86
1904 — 300 300 #79
1903 — 293 293 #75
1902 — 264 264 #82
1901 — 253 253 #75
1900 — 322 322 #81
1899 — 251 251 #79
1898 — 284 284 #73
1897 5 268 273 #72
1896 — 292 292 #70
1895 — 282 282 #70
1894 — 293 293 #67
1893 — 284 284 #68
1892 — 298 298 #69
1891 — 274 274 #65
1890 — 296 296 #65
1889 — 311 311 #64
1888 — 334 334 #62
1887 — 262 262 #65
1886 — 310 310 #60
1885 — 304 304 #59
1884 — 358 358 #53
1883 — 318 318 #53
1882 — 300 300 #60
1881 — 282 282 #58
1880 — 344 344 #51