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Herbie

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #516 to #2337.200020052010201520202025#516#2337
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1591
1997#2337
1998#1485
1999#1199
2000#817
2001#814
2002#805
2003#642
2004#637
2005#982
2006#711
2007#589
2008#712
2009#831
2010#736
2011#516
2012#549
2013#655
2014#714
2015#656
2016#833
2017#719
2018#731
2019#952
2020#821
2021#688
2022#901
2023#728
2024#826
2025#782

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, #826 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2021–2024

    Highest recorded position: #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2021–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #782 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Herbie'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#78242HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#82639HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#72846HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#90134HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#68851HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#82137HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#95230HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#73146HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#71948HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#83338HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#65652HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#71445HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#65551HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#54966HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#51668HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#73641HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#83134HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#71241HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#58950HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#71137HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#98222HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#63738HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#64234HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#80523HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#81421HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#81720HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#119911HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified

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

Where Herbie is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Herbie, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2011Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#516 in 2011
Northern Ireland2021–20242#339 in 2024

Its high point came 13 years earlier in England and Wales (2011) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Herbie

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.