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How popular is the name Herbie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Herbies are alive today.
Herbie (male) is a shortened form of the name Herbert. Although Herbie itself was given to 42 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 782nd as a registered name), most Herbies are registered as Herbert, which ranked 811th in 2025 with 40 babies.
Most people called Herbie are registered as Herbert, and share that name's profile: the Herbert you are most likely to meet is around 74 years old. Half of all Herberts born in England and Wales are between 51 and 80, and there are at least 15,000 of them alive today. Only some Herberts go by Herbie.
How many babies are named Herbie or Herbert each year?
Combined registrations of Herbert, Herbie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Herbert rank as a registered name?
Where does Herbie rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Herbie short for Herbert?
Yes - Herbie is a shortened form of Herbert. Herbies are usually registered as Herbert at birth.
When was the name Herbie most popular?
The full name Herbert peaked in 1904, when around 7,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Herbie itself peaked as a registered name in 2011, with 68 babies.
How many people are called Herbie?
There's no official count of people who go by Herbie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 15,000 people registered as Herbert born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Herbie.
How old is the typical Herbie?
Most people called Herbie are registered as Herbert. Most living Herberts are between 51 and 80; the most common age is about 74.
Is Herbie becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.