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Harvey

Boy

Meaning of Harvey: Breton: 'battle worthy'

Harvey is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 255th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 114th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#255

1,400 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#114

465 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

128,792

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 285 babies1982: 254 babies1983: 259 babies1984: 206 babies1985: 233 babies1986: 189 babies1987: 216 babies1988: 254 babies1989: 232 babies1990: 214 babies19901991: 191 babies1992: 177 babies1993: 180 babies1994: 170 babies1995: 145 babies1996: 143 babies1997: 153 babies1998: 139 babies1999: 143 babies2000: 162 babies20002001: 134 babies2002: 139 babies2003: 139 babies2004: 156 babies2005: 162 babies2006: 143 babies2007: 153 babies2008: 145 babies2009: 181 babies2010: 189 babies20102011: 251 babies2012: 288 babies2013: 411 babies2014: 583 babies2015: 705 babies2016: 791 babies2017: 875 babies2018: 693 babies2019: 785 babies2020: 730 babies20202021: 753 babies2022: 815 babies2023: 1,054 babies2024: 1,472 babies2025: 1,400 babies
US babies named Harvey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,472.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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