Harvey

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Harvey first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 2,431 babies (rank #27 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Harvey

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Harvey yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

34,223

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,431

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Harvey

Harvey Keitelfilm screenwriter · b. 1939
Harvey MilkLGBTQ rights activist · b. 1930
Harvey Weinsteinfilm producer · b. 1952
Harvey J. AlterSpecialist in microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology · b. 1935
Harvey Elliottassociation football player · b. 2003

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	401	#113
1997	534	#100
1998	596	#91
1999	644	#84
2000	753	#71
2001	964	#61
2002	1,468	#45
2003	2,104	#36
2004	2,416	#32
2005	2,431	#27
2006	2,325	#28
2007	2,189	#29
2008	2,195	#34
2009	2,077	#39
2010	1,698	#47
2011	1,388	#52
2012	1,456	#48
2013	1,276	#48
2014	1,228	#48
2015	1,190	#50
2016	1,102	#54
2017	951	#66
2018	779	#78
2019	769	#78
2020	662	#86
2021	627	#95