Harvey
A boys’ name of Breton origin, meaning battle worthy or combat worthy.
Babies a year
372
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#251
down from #244
UK popularity
#138
372 babies · down from #114
How Harvey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #439 |
| 2016 | #412 |
| 2017 | #382 |
| 2018 | #443 |
| 2019 | #404 |
| 2020 | #416 |
| 2021 | #421 |
| 2022 | #403 |
| 2023 | #327 |
| 2024 | #244 |
| 2025 | #251 |
In 2025, 372 babies in England and Wales were named Harvey. In the US, 869 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,286 in 1921.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Harvey was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.29% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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