Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Harvey

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1921
Peak births
2,287
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Harvey

How many people are named Harvey?

An estimated 43,463 living Americans are named Harvey.

How rare is Harvey?

Harvey is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,381 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 39.6% from its 1921 peak.

How old is the typical Harvey?

The median age of a living American named Harvey is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 74 years old.

Is Harvey still popular?

Yes — Harvey is currently rising in popularity, with 1,381 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Harvey most common?

Harvey has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.

1880Peak 19212025
peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
39.6%
2025
1,381
All-time
127,925
Where it lives now

Harvey is most concentrated in Utah — about 4.6× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Minnesota.

States where Harvey is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: 3.4× the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: 4.6× the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY