Humphrey is a boy's name of English origin meaning “to grant, bestow and peace.” In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Humphrey belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “to grant, bestow and peace” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Humphrey first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #678 in 1893, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 1,085 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Humphrey means “to grant, bestow and peace” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Humphrey is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Humphrey comes from the English & American tradition.
Humphrey first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #678 in 1893, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Humphrey is pronounced /ˈhʌmfɹi/ (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. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. 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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