Humphrey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HUM-free
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Humphrey is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “peaceful warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Humphrey mean?
Germanic: Germanic Hunfrid, brought to England by the Normans
“peaceful warrior”
Duke Humfrey's Library, the oldest reading room of Oxford's Bodleian Library, is named after Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Humphrey a girl's or a boy's name?
Humphrey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Humphrey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Humphrey, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Humphrey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Humphrey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,064 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Humphrey in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1924, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Humphrey in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1967, the years shaded on the chart below.
Humphrey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,025 |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,951 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,825 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,098 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,837 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,018 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,632 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,832 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,658 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,905 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,933 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,387 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,121 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,846 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1920 | 17 | #1,965 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,151 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,647 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,692 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,042 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,552 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,579 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,137 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #764 |
| 1883 | 6 | #798 |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Nicknames for Humphrey
- Humph
Names like Humphrey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Humphrey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/humphrey, updated 20 October 2026.