Harvey

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Harvey: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Harvey: Recorded since 1968, with a gap of 27 years, it reached #27 in 2005, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
103times a registrar ranked it
58years from first to last
#27highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Harvey's record

Held a top-100 place for 29 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 2,431 births with the name in 2005, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 26 years. Names by sustained share
Absent from every published list for 27 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#113
1997	#100
1998	#91
1999	#84
2000	#71
2001	#61
2002	#45
2003	#36
2004	#32
2005	#27
2006	#28
2007	#29
2008	#34
2009	#39
2010	#47
2011	#52
2012	#48
2013	#48
2014	#48
2015	#50
2016	#54
2017	#66
2018	#78
2019	#78
2020	#86
2021	#95
2022	#109
2023	#114
2024	#114

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 58 years from 1968 to 2025.

In 2025: #28 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #28 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Harvey appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, with 29 ranked years and 35,648 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1968.

Harvey across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Harvey's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#267 (1968)	#136 (2015)	#252 (2025)	27 of 58	640 (1968–2025)	46 (2015)
England and Wales · Boys	#113 (1996)	#27 (2005)	#114 (2024)	29 of 29	35,648 (1996–2024)	2,431 (2005)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#271 (1997)	#76 (2016)	#154 (2024)	26 of 28	599 (1997–2024)	47 (2008)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#61 (2015)	#27 (2017)	#28 (2025)	11 of 11	2,244 (2015–2025)	250 (2017)
New Zealand · Boys	#100 (2015)	#56 (2019)	#59 (2023)	9 of 9	645 (2015–2023)	86 (2019)

Harvey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Harvey in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	2,175	4 of 10	544
2000sbusiest	18,922	10 of 10	1,892
2010s	11,837	10 of 10	1,184
2020s	2,714	5 of 10	543

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 1,892 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2002 and 2003, when recorded births rose by 636, from 1,468 to 2,104.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Harvey appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #27 in New South Wales, Australia in 2017.

Harvey's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#114	465	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#114	448	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#109	512	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#95	627	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#86	662	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#78	769	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#78	779	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#66	951	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#54	1,102	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#50	1,190	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#48	1,228	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#48	1,276	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#48	1,456	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#52	1,388	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#47	1,698	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#39	2,077	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#34	2,195	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#29	2,189	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#28	2,325	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#27	2,431	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#32	2,416	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#36	2,104	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#45	1,468	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#61	964	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#71	753	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#84	644	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#91	596	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#100	534	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#113	401	High	Verified
2025	New South Wales, Australia	male	#28	187	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	New South Wales, Australia	male	#28	192	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New South Wales, Australia	male	#30	196	Insufficient	Not yet available
2022	New South Wales, Australia	male	#34	197	Insufficient	Not yet available
2021	New South Wales, Australia	male	#31	234	Insufficient	Not yet available
2020	New South Wales, Australia	male	#31	222	Insufficient	Not yet available
2019	New South Wales, Australia	male	#30	230	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	male	#42	200	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	male	#27	250	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	172	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	male	#61	164	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New Zealand	male	#59	68	High	Verified
2022	New Zealand	male	#58	75	High	Verified
2021	New Zealand	male	#59	77	High	Verified
2020	New Zealand	male	#57	73	High	Verified
2019	New Zealand	male	#56	86	High	Verified
2018	New Zealand	male	#68	74	High	Verified
2017	New Zealand	male	#63	79	High	Verified
2016	New Zealand	male	#86	61	High	Verified
2015	New Zealand	male	#100	52	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#154	14	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#169	13	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#177	12	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#150	16	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#111	24	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#169	14	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#114	22	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#129	21	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#76	44	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#102	29	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#115	27	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#103	29	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#120	23	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#124	23	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#95	35	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#102	31	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#79	47	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#82	39	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#78	40	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#77	40	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#117	22	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#154	12	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#175	8	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#181	8	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#271	3	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#252	18	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	28	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#172	30	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#157	36	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	46	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#174	30	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	42	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#180	31	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#145	42	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#147	43	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#136	46	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#168	38	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	34	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	22	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#387	10	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#269	18	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#261	18	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	16	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	15	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	7	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	17	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	14	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#187	16	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	10	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	6	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#152	30	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1968 and 2025, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #27, first reached in 2005.

It held a top-100 place in 29 years, 29 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 2,431 births, registered in England and Wales in 2005.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 27 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 56 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Harveer · #1116, 29y
Harvey-Lee · #954, 22y
Harvi · #2390, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Brandon · #27, 34y
Asher · #28, 30y
Imogen · #26, 34y
Alyssa · #25, 33y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Aine · #27, 61y
Joel · #27, 54y
Troy · #27, 62y
Brigid · #26, 58y

Harvey was ranked #27 in England and Wales · Boys in 2005. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Harvey and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Harvey without appearing here.

Harvey moved ahead of

Kenneth Compare
In 2011 they stood at #387 and #387 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #243 and #718.
Jakob Compare
In 2002 they stood at #347 and #317 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2003 that had become #187 and #500.
Ronald Compare
In 2002 they stood at #267 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2003 that had become #187 and #500.
Daithi Compare
In 2017 they stood at #145 and #71 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #180 and #471.

Moved ahead of Harvey

Shea Compare
In 2024 they stood at #179 and #187 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #252 and #125.
Jayden Compare
In 2005 they stood at #205 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #354 and #247.
Jackson Compare
In 2024 they stood at #179 and #200 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #252 and #198.
Beau Compare
In 2022 they stood at #157 and #170 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #172 and #127.

Moved the opposite way to Harvey

Geoffrey Compare
Between 1968 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #267 to #157 while Geoffrey went from #146 to #779.
Aaron Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 while Aaron went from #11 to #187.
Andrew Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 while Andrew went from #5 to #216.
Anthony Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 while Anthony went from #70 to #202.

Moved the same way as Harvey

Caleb Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 and Caleb from #192 to #26.
Carter Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 and Carter from #192 to #114.
Cillian Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 and Cillian from #179 to #2.
Conan Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Harvey went from #271 to #154 and Conan from #169 to #24.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #27 in New South Wales, Australia in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Harvey

Harvey at a glance

What stands out in Harvey's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Harvey across 5 official records

Harvey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Harvey appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Harvey

Harvey and the names beside it

Harvey moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Harvey

Moved the opposite way to Harvey

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Harvey at a glance

What stands out in Harvey's record

Harvey across 5 official records

Harvey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Harvey appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Harvey

Harvey and the names beside it

Harvey moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Harvey

Moved the opposite way to Harvey

Moved the same way as Harvey