Herman

Given to 136,772 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2363
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
58
boys 58
Peak year
1893
455 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
136,772
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Herman was most popular in 1893, when 455 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Herman, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1893 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Herman was most popular in 1893, when 455 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Herman, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1893

Herman was most popular in 1893, when 455 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Herman, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 58 2363
2024 <5 — 50 2637
2023 <5 — 60 2315
2022 <5 — 51 2616
2021 <5 — 46 2732
2020 <5 — 56 2366
2019 <5 — 73 2001
2018 <5 — 64 2167
2017 <5 — 56 2319
2016 <5 — 83 1811
2015 <5 — 91 1703
2014 <5 — 73 1959
2013 <5 — 80 1794
2012 <5 — 65 2091
2011 <5 — 89 1675
2010 <5 — 76 1881
2009 <5 — 94 1665
2008 <5 — 101 1571
2007 <5 — 95 1621
2006 <5 — 102 1492
2005 <5 — 109 1372
2004 <5 — 120 1251
2003 <5 — 117 1233
2002 <5 — 115 1204
2001 <5 — 121 1143
2000 <5 — 129 1087
1999 <5 — 146 978
1998 <5 — 151 931
1997 <5 — 164 859
1996 <5 — 184 789
1995 <5 — 174 809
1994 <5 — 191 763
1993 <5 — 207 719
1992 <5 — 219 698
1991 <5 — 269 622
1990 <5 — 252 636
1989 <5 — 294 565
1988 <5 — 277 552
1987 <5 — 282 543
1986 <5 — 276 535
1985 <5 — 309 495
1984 <5 — 277 511
1983 <5 — 351 442
1982 <5 — 361 447
1981 <5 — 330 457
1980 6 9095 367 428
1979 <5 — 409 395
1978 5 9750 382 395
1977 7 7567 414 386
1976 5 9284 435 366
1975 8 6484 457 360
1974 <5 — 454 361
1973 <5 — 496 341
1972 <5 — 550 326
1971 8 6006 548 335
1970 7 6362 616 317
1969 9 5057 667 292
1968 11 4222 664 286
1967 9 4625 664 281
1966 6 5809 753 267
1965 9 4494 795 261
1964 9 4636 914 253
1963 <5 — 844 265
1962 <5 — 999 246
1961 8 4882 1,010 247
1960 11 3920 1,050 246
1959 7 5031 1,188 230
1958 12 3543 1,212 217
1957 8 4536 1,317 204
1956 6 5325 1,326 201
1955 7 4740 1,360 194
1954 10 3718 1,416 186
1953 11 3480 1,411 179
1952 11 3372 1,497 175
1951 5 5414 1,541 167
1950 10 3423 1,564 159
1949 5 5244 1,613 157
1948 12 2974 1,837 146
1947 11 3240 1,795 149
1946 10 3217 1,590 152
1945 13 2458 1,417 146
1944 6 4054 1,641 129
1943 9 3249 1,727 129
1942 10 2986 1,787 122
1941 12 2532 1,779 114
1940 13 2297 1,670 113
1939 11 2592 1,800 111
1938 5 4342 1,900 108
1937 12 2448 1,875 101
1936 6 3701 1,816 105
1935 11 2575 1,920 101
1934 20 1697 2,011 97
1933 22 1606 1,945 96
1932 11 2644 2,191 89
1931 16 2024 2,263 83
1930 26 1535 2,598 78
1929 14 2301 2,622 75
1928 23 1738 2,588 78
1927 20 1935 2,856 70
1926 18 2076 2,798 69
1925 29 1535 2,890 69
1924 15 2409 2,954 70
1923 17 2169 2,961 66
1922 18 2109 3,014 66
1921 20 1988 3,219 64
1920 20 1952 3,109 66
1919 16 2156 3,027 61
1918 15 2289 3,041 65
1917 15 2204 2,974 58
1916 22 1630 3,043 56
1915 11 2526 2,983 56
1914 14 1818 2,430 51
1913 8 2331 1,905 53
1912 11 1719 1,646 50
1911 <5 — 853 49
1910 6 2140 696 52
1909 <5 — 618 48
1908 7 1676 562 50
1907 <5 — 561 49
1906 <5 — 502 49
1905 5 1931 475 51
1904 <5 — 497 47
1903 <5 — 449 48
1902 5 1793 457 49
1901 <5 — 393 51
1900 <5 — 550 49
1899 <5 — 413 49
1898 <5 — 467 50
1897 6 1385 412 50
1896 <5 — 427 49
1895 <5 — 439 49
1894 <5 — 433 48
1893 7 1175 455 44
1892 <5 — 421 51
1891 7 1093 383 47
1890 <5 — 382 50
1889 <5 — 405 48
1888 <5 — 403 51
1887 <5 — 394 45
1886 <5 — 418 44
1885 <5 — 326 55
1884 <5 — 385 48
1883 <5 — 359 47
1882 <5 — 348 51
1881 <5 — 304 52
1880 <5 — 347 48

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Other spellings

Hermon · 4,059 Hermione · 1,839 Hermine · 1,534 Hermann · 731

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Where Herman is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years