Herald Popularity by Year
Follow Herald across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Herald birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boys | 6 | #10,863 | Down 2,753 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 839 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 1 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 5 | #7,270 | Down 549 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 5 | #6,721 | Down 1,237 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 6 | #5,484 | Down 498 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 79 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 5 | #4,907 | Down 183 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 5 | #4,724 | Down 588 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 5 | #4,136 | Down 1,509 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 10 | #2,627 | Up 1,303 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 5 | #3,930 | Down 648 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 7 | #3,282 | Down 743 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 11 | #2,539 | Up 309 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 9 | #2,848 | Down 310 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 11 | #2,538 | Up 333 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 9 | #2,871 | Down 341 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 11 | #2,530 | Down 24 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 11 | #2,506 | Up 751 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 7 | #3,257 | Down 288 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 8 | #2,969 | Down 667 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 12 | #2,302 | Up 147 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 11 | #2,449 | Up 694 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 7 | #3,143 | Down 268 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 8 | #2,875 | Down 740 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 13 | #2,135 | Up 202 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 11 | #2,337 | Down 222 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 13 | #2,115 | Up 383 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 10 | #2,498 | Down 468 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 13 | #2,030 | Down 220 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 15 | #1,810 | Down 46 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 17 | #1,764 | Up 182 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 14 | #1,946 | Up 710 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 8 | #2,656 | Down 854 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 15 | #1,802 | Up 357 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 11 | #2,159 | Down 683 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 21 | #1,476 | Up 516 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 13 | #1,992 | Down 191 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 15 | #1,801 | Down 447 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 25 | #1,354 | Up 429 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 16 | #1,783 | Down 327 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 22 | #1,456 | Up 128 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 20 | #1,584 | Down 157 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 24 | #1,427 | Down 28 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 27 | #1,399 | Up 212 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 21 | #1,611 | Down 131 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 25 | #1,480 | Down 12 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 26 | #1,468 | Down 307 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 38 | #1,161 | Up 229 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 28 | #1,390 | Up 68 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 27 | #1,458 | Up 131 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 23 | #1,589 | Down 330 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 33 | #1,259 | Up 389 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 22 | #1,648 | Down 396 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 33 | #1,252 | Up 559 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 18 | #1,811 | Down 555 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 31 | #1,256 | Down 34 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 31 | #1,222 | Up 193 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 24 | #1,415 | Up 138 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 20 | #1,553 | Up 134 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 14 | #1,687 | Down 376 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 16 | #1,311 | Up 42 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 13 | #1,353 | Up 87 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 5 | #1,440 | Down 67 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 5 | #1,373 | Down 173 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 6 | #1,200 | Down 109 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 6 | #1,091 | Down 27 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 6 | #1,064 | Up 246 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 5 | #1,310 | — |