Herman
Boy name · Germanic origin
Herman meaning
army, man
Herman at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,627 in 2024
Herman popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #48 | 347 |
| 1890 | #50 | 382 |
| 1893 | #44 | 455 |
| 1900 | #49 | 550 |
| 1910 | #52 | 696 |
| 1920 | #66 | 3,109 |
| 1930 | #78 | 2,598 |
| 1940 | #113 | 1,670 |
| 1950 | #159 | 1,564 |
| 1960 | #246 | 1,049 |
| 1970 | #317 | 616 |
| 1980 | #428 | 367 |
| 1990 | #636 | 252 |
| 2000 | #1,087 | 129 |
| 2010 | #1,881 | 76 |
| 2020 | #2,391 | 55 |
| 2024 | #2,627 | 50 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #48 | 347 |
| 1881 | #52 | 304 |
| 1882 | #51 | 348 |
| 1883 | #47 | 359 |
| 1884 | #48 | 385 |
| 1885 | #55 | 326 |
| 1886 | #44 | 418 |
| 1887 | #45 | 394 |
| 1888 | #51 | 403 |
| 1889 | #48 | 405 |
| 1890 | #50 | 382 |
| 1891 | #47 | 383 |
| 1892 | #51 | 421 |
| 1893 | #44 | 455 |
| 1894 | #48 | 433 |
| 1895 | #49 | 439 |
| 1896 | #49 | 427 |
| 1897 | #50 | 412 |
| 1898 | #50 | 467 |
| 1899 | #49 | 413 |
| 1900 | #49 | 550 |
| 1901 | #51 | 393 |
| 1902 | #49 | 457 |
| 1903 | #48 | 449 |
| 1904 | #47 | 497 |
| 1905 | #51 | 475 |
| 1906 | #49 | 502 |
| 1907 | #49 | 561 |
| 1908 | #50 | 562 |
| 1909 | #48 | 618 |
| 1910 | #52 | 696 |
| 1911 | #49 | 853 |
| 1912 | #50 | 1,646 |
| 1913 | #53 | 1,905 |
| 1914 | #51 | 2,430 |
| 1915 | #56 | 2,983 |
| 1916 | #56 | 3,043 |
| 1917 | #58 | 2,974 |
| 1918 | #65 | 3,041 |
| 1919 | #61 | 3,027 |
| 1920 | #66 | 3,109 |
| 1921 | #64 | 3,219 |
| 1922 | #66 | 3,014 |
| 1923 | #66 | 2,961 |
| 1924 | #70 | 2,954 |
| 1925 | #69 | 2,890 |
| 1926 | #69 | 2,798 |
| 1927 | #70 | 2,856 |
| 1928 | #78 | 2,588 |
| 1929 | #75 | 2,622 |
| 1930 | #78 | 2,598 |
| 1931 | #83 | 2,263 |
| 1932 | #89 | 2,191 |
| 1933 | #96 | 1,945 |
| 1934 | #97 | 2,011 |
| 1935 | #101 | 1,920 |
| 1936 | #105 | 1,816 |
| 1937 | #101 | 1,875 |
| 1938 | #108 | 1,900 |
| 1939 | #111 | 1,800 |
| 1940 | #113 | 1,670 |
| 1941 | #114 | 1,779 |
| 1942 | #122 | 1,787 |
| 1943 | #129 | 1,727 |
| 1944 | #129 | 1,641 |
| 1945 | #146 | 1,417 |
| 1946 | #152 | 1,590 |
| 1947 | #150 | 1,795 |
| 1948 | #146 | 1,837 |
| 1949 | #157 | 1,613 |
| 1950 | #159 | 1,564 |
| 1951 | #166 | 1,542 |
| 1952 | #175 | 1,497 |
| 1953 | #179 | 1,411 |
| 1954 | #186 | 1,416 |
| 1955 | #194 | 1,360 |
| 1956 | #201 | 1,326 |
| 1957 | #204 | 1,317 |
| 1958 | #217 | 1,212 |
| 1959 | #230 | 1,188 |
| 1960 | #246 | 1,049 |
| 1961 | #247 | 1,011 |
| 1962 | #246 | 999 |
| 1963 | #265 | 843 |
| 1964 | #253 | 915 |
| 1965 | #261 | 795 |
| 1966 | #267 | 754 |
| 1967 | #282 | 663 |
| 1968 | #286 | 663 |
| 1969 | #292 | 667 |
| 1970 | #317 | 616 |
| 1971 | #335 | 548 |
| 1972 | #326 | 550 |
| 1973 | #341 | 496 |
| 1974 | #361 | 454 |
| 1975 | #360 | 457 |
| 1976 | #366 | 435 |
| 1977 | #386 | 414 |
| 1978 | #395 | 382 |
| 1979 | #395 | 409 |
| 1980 | #428 | 367 |
| 1981 | #457 | 330 |
| 1982 | #449 | 360 |
| 1983 | #442 | 352 |
| 1984 | #511 | 277 |
| 1985 | #495 | 309 |
| 1986 | #535 | 276 |
| 1987 | #543 | 282 |
| 1988 | #552 | 277 |
| 1989 | #565 | 294 |
| 1990 | #636 | 252 |
| 1991 | #622 | 269 |
| 1992 | #698 | 219 |
| 1993 | #719 | 207 |
| 1994 | #763 | 191 |
| 1995 | #809 | 174 |
| 1996 | #789 | 184 |
| 1997 | #859 | 164 |
| 1998 | #931 | 151 |
| 1999 | #978 | 146 |
| 2000 | #1,087 | 129 |
| 2001 | #1,143 | 121 |
| 2002 | #1,204 | 115 |
| 2003 | #1,233 | 117 |
| 2004 | #1,251 | 120 |
| 2005 | #1,389 | 107 |
| 2006 | #1,492 | 102 |
| 2007 | #1,621 | 95 |
| 2008 | #1,571 | 101 |
| 2009 | #1,665 | 94 |
| 2010 | #1,881 | 76 |
| 2011 | #1,675 | 89 |
| 2012 | #2,091 | 65 |
| 2013 | #1,793 | 80 |
| 2014 | #1,959 | 73 |
| 2015 | #1,703 | 91 |
| 2016 | #1,811 | 83 |
| 2017 | #2,344 | 55 |
| 2018 | #2,166 | 64 |
| 2019 | #2,001 | 73 |
| 2020 | #2,391 | 55 |
| 2021 | #2,773 | 45 |
| 2022 | #2,614 | 51 |
| 2023 | #2,312 | 60 |
| 2024 | #2,627 | 50 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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