Herbie

Herbie

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Herbie first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 68 babies (rank #521 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Herbie

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

711

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Herbie

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#1,662
1997	4	#2,538
1998	8	#1,533
1999	11	#1,226
2000	20	#828
2001	21	#823
2002	23	#811
2003	34	#645
2004	38	#645
2005	22	#995
2006	37	#714
2007	50	#594
2008	41	#718
2009	34	#837
2010	41	#736
2011	68	#521
2012	66	#553
2013	51	#658
2014	45	#722
2015	52	#664
2016	38	#839

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,662

1997

#2,538

1998

#1,533

1999

#1,226

2000

#828

2001

#823

2002

#811

2003

#645

2004

#645

2005

#995

2006

#714

2007

#594

2008

#718

2009

#837

2010

#736

2011

#521

2012

#553

2013

#658

2014

#722

2015

#664

2016

#839

Numerology of Herbie

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Herbie

Share your Herbie story

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Year-by-Year Detail