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Harvey

Boy's name · #251 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Harvey — on the books since 1880, #251 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 128,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Harvey ran about 3× its national rate in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota—ranked #63 in Minnesota in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Harvey ranks in other countries and regions.

#15 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #22 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #28 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #51 in New Zealand (2025) · #138 in England & Wales (2025) · #174 in Scotland (2025) · #186 in Netherlands (2025) · #190 in N. Ireland (2025) · #256 in Ireland (2025) · #552 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,009 in Belgium (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Harveys

• Harvey Keitel — American actor
• Harvey Milk — American politician and gay rights activist (1930–1978)
• Harvey J. Alter — American medical researcher
• Harvey Elliott — English association football player (born 2003)
• Harvey Williams Cushing — American neurosurgeon (1869–1939)

In stories & tradition

• Harvey (Two-Face) — Batman (comics)
• Harvey Bullock — Batman (comics)
• Harvey Birdman — Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (TV series)

What Harveys become

Among 935 notable people named Harvey:

Business leaders appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman.

Similar names: Arvin · Lewis · Archie · Levy · Marshall · Harley

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