Herbie
Herbie is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Herbert, and a nickname.
Meaning & Origin of Herbie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Herbie is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Herbert, and a nickname.
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The Story of Herbie
Herbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 45 Herbies were born — ranking #1,156 that year. As of 2026, Herbie ranks #9,788 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Herbies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Herbie
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Herbert Herbie Baxter (1883–1962), English cricketer
- Herbert Herbie Crichlow (born 1968), British music producer and songwriter
- Herbert Herbie Evans (1894–1982), Welsh footballer
- Herbie Faye (1899–1980), American actor and vaudeville comedian
- Herbie Fields (1919–1958), American jazz musician
- Herbert Flam (1928–1980), American tennis player
- Brian Herbie Flowers (born 1938), UK bass player and composer
- Hubert Herbie Goins (1939–2015), American rhythm & blues singer
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Names that sound like Herbie
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About the name Herbie
Herbie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Herbie's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #1,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Herbie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.