Herman

M F

Herman is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 136,709 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 135,914 as boys and 795 as girls. Herman gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #547 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer
More

View the full meaning and origin of Herman.

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 50
2023 60
2022 51
2021 45
2020 55
2019 73
2018 64
2017 55
2016 83
2015 91
2014 73
2013 80
2012 65
2011 89
2010 76
2009 94
2008 101
2007 95
2006 102
2005 107
2004 120
2003 117
2002 115
2001 121
2000 129
1999 146
1998 151
1997 164
1996 184
1995 174
1994 191
1993 207
1992 219
1991 269
1990 252
1989 294
1988 277
1987 282
1986 276
1985 309
1984 277
1983 352
1982 360
1981 330
1980 373
1979 409
1978 387
1977 421
1976 440
1975 465
1974 454
1973 496
1972 550
1971 556
1970 623
1969 676
1968 674
1967 672
1966 760
1965 804
1964 924
1963 843
1962 999
1961 1,019
1960 1,060
1959 1,195
1958 1,224
1957 1,325
1956 1,332
1955 1,367
1954 1,426
1953 1,422
1952 1,508
1951 1,547
1950 1,574
1949 1,618
1948 1,849
1947 1,806
1946 1,600
1945 1,430
1944 1,647
1943 1,736
1942 1,797
1941 1,791
1940 1,683
1939 1,811
1938 1,905
1937 1,887
1936 1,822
1935 1,931
1934 2,031
1933 1,967
1932 2,202
1931 2,279
1930 2,624
1929 2,636
1928 2,611
1927 2,876
1926 2,816
1925 2,919
1924 2,969
1923 2,978
1922 3,032
1921 3,239
1920 3,129
1919 3,043
1918 3,056
1917 2,989
1916 3,065
1915 2,994
1914 2,444
1913 1,913
1912 1,657
1911 853
1910 702
1909 618
1908 569
1907 561
1906 502
1905 480
1904 497
1903 449
1902 462
1901 393
1900 550
1899 413
1898 467
1897 418
1896 427
1895 439
1894 433
1893 462
1892 421
1891 390
1890 382
1889 405
1888 403
1887 394
1886 418
1885 326
1884 385
1883 359
1882 348
1881 304
1880 347