Harvey
Pronounced HH AA1 R V IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Harvey?
Harvey is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 129,125 children — the 266th most common boys' name on record.
It peaked in 1921, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1921, when 2,333 children were given it.
Harvie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Harvey and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Harvie
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- HH AA1 R V IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Harvey
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Harvey
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Harvey?
- Harvey ranks 266th among boys' names in US records, with 129,125 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,520.
- Is Harvey a unisex name?
- No. Harvey is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Harvey most popular?
- 1921, when 2,333 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Harvey spelled?
- Harvie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.