Harvey is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.
Harvey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #251 among boys (1,381) and #6,196 among girls (19) — overall #480 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,400 | 1,400 | #6,196 | #251 |
| 2024 | 1,472 | 1,472 | #5,066 | #245 |
| 2023 | 1,054 | 1,054 | #5,045 | #326 |
| 2022 | 815 | 815 | #6,548 | #402 |
| 2021 | 753 | 753 | #6,033 | #421 |
| 2020 | 730 | 730 | #7,036 | #416 |
| 2019 | 785 | 785 | #8,784 | #404 |
| 2018 | 693 | 693 | #10,079 | #443 |
| 2017 | 875 | 875 | #6,373 | #383 |
| 2016 | 791 | 791 | #8,574 | #412 |
| 2015 | 705 | 705 | #12,250 | #439 |
| 2014 | 583 | 583 | #17,493 | #487 |
| 2013 | 411 | 411 | #17,534 | #614 |
| 2012 | 288 | 288 | — | #787 |
| 2011 | 251 | 251 | — | #849 |
| 2010 | 189 | 189 | — | #1,027 |
| 2009 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,050 |
| 2008 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,214 |
| 2007 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,160 |
| 2006 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,180 |
| 2005 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,035 |
| 2004 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,045 |
| 2003 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,104 |
| 2002 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,080 |
| 2001 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,076 |
| 2000 | 162 | 162 | — | #940 |
| 1999 | 143 | 143 | — | #990 |
| 1998 | 139 | 139 | — | #991 |
| 1997 | 153 | — | — | #903 |
| 1996 | 143 | — | — | #918 |
| 1995 | 145 | — | — | #920 |
| 1994 | 170 | — | — | #813 |
| 1993 | 180 | — | — | #788 |
| 1992 | 177 | — | — | #790 |
| 1991 | 191 | — | — | #737 |
| 1990 | 214 | — | — | #693 |
| 1989 | 232 | — | — | #656 |
| 1988 | 254 | — | — | #579 |
| 1987 | 216 | — | — | #619 |
| 1986 | 189 | — | — | #650 |
| 1985 | 233 | — | — | #576 |
| 1984 | 206 | — | — | #588 |
| 1983 | 259 | — | — | #519 |
| 1982 | 254 | — | — | #538 |
| 1981 | 285 | — | — | #496 |
| 1980 | 284 | — | — | #501 |
| 1979 | 298 | — | — | #479 |
| 1978 | 320 | — | — | #444 |
| 1977 | 323 | — | #10,158 | #450 |
| 1976 | 327 | — | — | #429 |
| 1975 | 339 | — | — | #424 |
| 1974 | 425 | — | — | #370 |
| 1973 | 401 | — | — | #386 |
| 1972 | 450 | — | #6,797 | #373 |
| 1971 | 495 | — | — | #363 |
| 1970 | 542 | — | — | #347 |
| 1969 | 584 | — | #6,180 | #323 |
| 1968 | 635 | — | #7,405 | #300 |
| 1967 | 623 | — | — | #294 |
| 1966 | 666 | — | #6,930 | #290 |
| 1965 | 722 | — | — | #278 |
| 1964 | 871 | — | #6,278 | #262 |
| 1963 | 888 | — | — | #257 |
| 1962 | 867 | — | #4,661 | #260 |
| 1961 | 966 | — | #4,663 | #252 |
| 1960 | 1,014 | — | #4,002 | #252 |
| 1959 | 1,092 | — | #3,901 | #245 |
| 1958 | 1,186 | — | #4,656 | #224 |
| 1957 | 1,283 | — | #6,435 | #209 |
| 1956 | 1,379 | — | — | #198 |
| 1955 | 1,298 | — | #4,177 | #200 |
| 1954 | 1,467 | — | #4,866 | #182 |
| 1953 | 1,542 | — | #4,753 | #172 |
| 1952 | 1,601 | — | #4,648 | #165 |
| 1951 | 1,651 | — | #3,818 | #159 |
| 1950 | 1,823 | — | #3,127 | #147 |
| 1949 | 1,941 | — | #5,549 | #142 |
| 1948 | 2,012 | — | #3,700 | #138 |
| 1947 | 2,218 | — | #3,547 | #131 |
| 1946 | 2,068 | — | #3,309 | #125 |
| 1945 | 1,989 | — | #2,272 | #116 |
| 1944 | 1,964 | — | #2,554 | #118 |
| 1943 | 2,257 | — | #2,613 | #111 |
| 1942 | 2,292 | — | #3,550 | #107 |
| 1941 | 2,028 | — | #2,736 | #106 |
| 1940 | 2,102 | — | #2,236 | #98 |
| 1939 | 1,963 | — | #1,982 | #102 |
| 1938 | 2,068 | — | #1,975 | #99 |
| 1937 | 2,095 | — | #2,239 | #95 |
| 1936 | 1,982 | — | #2,432 | #97 |
| 1935 | 1,968 | — | #2,815 | #99 |
| 1934 | 1,952 | — | #1,866 | #99 |
| 1933 | 1,910 | — | #2,203 | #97 |
| 1932 | 2,047 | — | #1,987 | #95 |
| 1931 | 1,992 | — | #2,246 | #93 |
| 1930 | 2,072 | — | #2,936 | #92 |
| 1929 | 2,077 | — | #2,495 | #90 |
| 1928 | 2,202 | — | #2,233 | #90 |
| 1927 | 2,222 | — | #1,910 | #94 |
| 1926 | 2,158 | — | #1,494 | #90 |
| 1925 | 2,208 | — | #2,144 | #88 |
| 1924 | 2,265 | — | #1,832 | #88 |
| 1923 | 2,131 | — | #2,309 | #91 |
| 1922 | 2,223 | — | #2,329 | #88 |
| 1921 | 2,294 | — | #4,201 | #87 |
| 1920 | 2,186 | — | #1,914 | #87 |
| 1919 | 2,046 | — | #2,022 | #85 |
| 1918 | 2,131 | — | #1,910 | #88 |
| 1917 | 1,821 | — | #2,474 | #90 |
| 1916 | 1,779 | — | #2,069 | #92 |
| 1915 | 1,621 | — | #3,256 | #95 |
| 1914 | 1,257 | — | #3,013 | #95 |
| 1913 | 1,033 | — | #3,402 | #93 |
| 1912 | 882 | — | #2,481 | #91 |
| 1911 | 446 | — | — | #91 |
| 1910 | 382 | — | — | #89 |
| 1909 | 361 | — | — | #83 |
| 1908 | 339 | — | — | #82 |
| 1907 | 335 | — | — | #77 |
| 1906 | 351 | — | — | #72 |
| 1905 | 286 | — | — | #85 |
| 1904 | 300 | — | — | #79 |
| 1903 | 293 | — | — | #74 |
| 1902 | 264 | — | — | #82 |
| 1901 | 253 | — | — | #76 |
| 1900 | 322 | — | — | #81 |
| 1899 | 251 | — | — | #79 |
| 1898 | 284 | — | — | #74 |
| 1897 | 273 | — | #1,647 | #72 |
| 1896 | 292 | — | — | #70 |
| 1895 | 282 | — | — | #70 |
| 1894 | 293 | — | — | #67 |
| 1893 | 284 | — | — | #68 |
| 1892 | 298 | — | — | #69 |
| 1891 | 274 | — | — | #65 |
| 1890 | 296 | — | — | #65 |
| 1889 | 311 | — | — | #64 |
| 1888 | 334 | — | — | #62 |
| 1887 | 262 | — | — | #65 |
| 1886 | 310 | — | — | #60 |
| 1885 | 304 | — | — | #59 |
| 1884 | 358 | — | — | #53 |
| 1883 | 318 | — | — | #53 |
| 1882 | 300 | — | — | #61 |
| 1881 | 282 | — | — | #58 |
| 1880 | 344 | — | — | #51 |