Harve
Harve is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Harve Bennett (1930–2015), American television and film producer and screenwriter Harve Brosten, American screenwriter Harve A.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Harve
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harve is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Harve Bennett (1930–2015), American television and film producer and screenwriter Harve Brosten, American screenwriter Harve A.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Harve
Harve first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1882, when 22 Harves were born — ranking #377 that year. As of 2026, Harve ranks #4,136 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 554 Harves have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Harve
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Names that sound like Harve
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About the name Harve
Harve is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 554 births in the dataset. Harve's peak popularity came in 1882 when it ranked #377. Use the chart and map above to compare Harve's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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