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Harvey

Boy Celtic languages #5041 in 2023

Harvey is a boy name of Celtic languages origin.

Meaning of Harvey

In modern use often transferred back from the surname. From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from hoiarn + viu. Cognate with modern.

Popularity of Harvey

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,054 births in 2023

1880 2023

125,088 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1921

2,294 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Ruler of the home; estate ruler

Boy · Old English

From a merger of Hereweald and Harold (itself from Haraldr), both from Harjawaldaz, Related to Walter, which has the elements reversed

Boy · Celtic languages

From the name of the legendary king, from Arthure, from Arthurus, probably from - t=bear

Girl · English

From heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century

Girl · Celtic languages

Associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice

Medieval English spoken form of Henri

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.