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Humphrey

Boy

Meaning of Humphrey: German: 'peaceful giant'

Humphrey is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,085

First recorded 1880 · peak 1924

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 6 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 9 babies20202021: 7 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 8 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Humphrey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 12.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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