Herb Popularity by Year
Follow Herb across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Herb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 216 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 6 | #7,422 | Up 814 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 5 | #8,236 | Down 1,295 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 515 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 1,728 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 8 | #4,698 | Up 863 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 6 | #5,561 | Up 824 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 5 | #6,385 | Down 917 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Down 1,334 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 9 | #4,134 | Up 448 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 7 | #4,582 | Up 353 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 6 | #4,935 | Down 626 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Down 1,086 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 10 | #3,223 | Down 564 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 13 | #2,659 | Down 456 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 18 | #2,203 | Down 356 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 23 | #1,847 | Up 130 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 18 | #1,977 | Down 141 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 19 | #1,836 | Down 184 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 22 | #1,652 | Up 162 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 18 | #1,814 | Down 520 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 35 | #1,294 | Down 133 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 44 | #1,161 | Up 14 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 43 | #1,175 | Down 147 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 55 | #1,028 | Up 7 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 57 | #1,035 | Down 108 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 66 | #927 | Up 99 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 56 | #1,026 | Down 64 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 62 | #962 | Up 138 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 48 | #1,100 | Up 380 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 28 | #1,480 | Up 245 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 20 | #1,725 | Up 319 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 15 | #2,044 | Down 335 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 20 | #1,709 | Up 40 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 19 | #1,749 | Down 342 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 28 | #1,407 | Up 92 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 24 | #1,499 | Down 224 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 32 | #1,275 | Down 184 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 42 | #1,091 | Down 260 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 70 | #831 | Up 25 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 59 | #856 | Down 26 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 57 | #830 | Up 58 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 51 | #888 | Up 98 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 46 | #986 | Down 191 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 65 | #795 | Down 9 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 63 | #786 | Up 153 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 46 | #939 | Down 121 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 55 | #818 | Up 103 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 47 | #921 | Up 1 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 46 | #922 | Up 27 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 42 | #949 | Up 20 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 43 | #969 | Up 164 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 34 | #1,133 | Up 148 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 27 | #1,281 | Up 5 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 28 | #1,286 | Down 116 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 34 | #1,170 | Down 38 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 38 | #1,132 | Up 281 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 26 | #1,413 | Down 90 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 30 | #1,323 | Up 425 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 20 | #1,748 | Up 98 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 18 | #1,846 | Up 347 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 14 | #2,193 | Up 154 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 13 | #2,347 | Up 828 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 8 | #3,175 | Down 189 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 9 | #2,986 | Down 384 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 11 | #2,602 | Up 789 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 7 | #3,391 | Down 1,405 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 15 | #1,986 | Up 403 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 11 | #2,389 | Down 205 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 12 | #2,184 | Up 467 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 7 | #2,651 | Down 378 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 7 | #2,273 | Down 4 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 6 | #2,269 | Down 829 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 5 | #1,440 | Down 327 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 7 | #1,113 | Down 34 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 5 | #1,079 | Down 315 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 7 | #764 | — |