Meaning and history
Humphrey is a name derived from the Old German elements hun, meaning “bear cub,” and fridu, meaning “peace.” The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hunfrith and remained in regular use throughout the Middle Ages. A notable bearer was the American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), who starred in The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 6 births, rank #11,037
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: 7 births, rank #9,709
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: 7 births, rank #9,568
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
2018: 5 births, rank #12,156
2019: 6 births, rank #10,803
20202020: 9 births, rank #8,067
2021: 7 births, rank #9,714
2022: 5 births, rank #12,330
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
20242024: 8 births, rank #8,987
Humphrey moved from #678 to #760 for boys between 1893 and 1894. Its highest annual birth count came in 1893, with 10 births.