Harvey is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “battle worthy.” In 2024 it was given to 1,441 boys in the United States.
Harvey belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “battle worthy” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Harvey first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #51 in 1880, and in 2024 1,441 babies received the name — 126,529 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Harvey means “battle worthy” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Harvey is a boy name. In 2024, 1,441 babies received the name in the US.
Harvey comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Harvey first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #51 in 1880, and 1,441 babies were given the name in 2024.
Harvey is pronounced /ˈhɑːvi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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