Herman
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #9,095 · #2,363 for boys in 2025, 58 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1893 · 455 births
- Debut · boys
- 347 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 55 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 135,977since 1880
Herman over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,363 | 58 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,637 | 50 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,315 | 60 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,616 | 51 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,732 | 46 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,366 | 56 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,001 | 73 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,167 | 64 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,319 | 56 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,811 | 83 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,703 | 91 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,959 | 73 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,794 | 80 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,091 | 65 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,675 | 89 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,881 | 76 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,665 | 94 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,571 | 101 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,621 | 95 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,492 | 102 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,372 | 109 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,251 | 120 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,233 | 117 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,204 | 115 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,143 | 121 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,087 | 129 | |
| 1999 | — | #978 | 146 | |
| 1998 | — | #931 | 151 | |
| 1997 | — | #859 | 164 | |
| 1996 | — | #789 | 184 | |
| 1995 | — | #809 | 174 | |
| 1994 | — | #763 | 191 | |
| 1993 | — | #719 | 207 | |
| 1992 | — | #698 | 219 | |
| 1991 | — | #622 | 269 | |
| 1990 | — | #636 | 252 | |
| 1989 | — | #565 | 294 | |
| 1988 | — | #552 | 277 | |
| 1987 | — | #543 | 282 | |
| 1986 | — | #535 | 276 | |
| 1985 | — | #495 | 309 | |
| 1984 | — | #511 | 277 | |
| 1983 | — | #442 | 351 | |
| 1982 | — | #447 | 361 | |
| 1981 | — | #457 | 330 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #428 | 367 |
| 1979 | — | #395 | 409 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #395 | 382 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #386 | 414 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #366 | 435 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #360 | 457 |
| 1974 | — | #361 | 454 | |
| 1973 | — | #341 | 496 | |
| 1972 | — | #326 | 550 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #335 | 548 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #317 | 616 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #292 | 667 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #286 | 664 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #281 | 664 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #267 | 753 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #261 | 795 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #253 | 914 |
| 1963 | — | #265 | 844 | |
| 1962 | — | #246 | 999 | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #247 | 1,010 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #246 | 1,050 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #230 | 1,188 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #217 | 1,212 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #204 | 1,317 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #201 | 1,326 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #194 | 1,360 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #186 | 1,416 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #179 | 1,411 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #175 | 1,497 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #167 | 1,541 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #159 | 1,564 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #157 | 1,613 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #146 | 1,837 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #149 | 1,795 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #152 | 1,590 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #146 | 1,417 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #129 | 1,641 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #129 | 1,727 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #122 | 1,787 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #114 | 1,779 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #113 | 1,670 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #111 | 1,800 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #108 | 1,900 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #101 | 1,875 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #105 | 1,816 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #101 | 1,920 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #97 | 2,011 |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | #96 | 1,945 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #89 | 2,191 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #83 | 2,263 |
| 1930 | #1,535 | 26 | #78 | 2,598 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #75 | 2,622 |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 | #78 | 2,588 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #70 | 2,856 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #69 | 2,798 |
| 1925 | #1,535 | 29 | #69 | 2,890 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #70 | 2,954 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #66 | 2,961 |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | #66 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | #64 | 3,219 |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | #66 | 3,109 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #61 | 3,027 |
| 1918 | #2,289 | 15 | #65 | 3,041 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #58 | 2,974 |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | #56 | 3,043 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #56 | 2,983 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #51 | 2,430 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #53 | 1,905 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #50 | 1,646 |
| 1911 | — | #49 | 853 | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #52 | 696 |
| 1909 | — | #48 | 618 | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #50 | 562 |
| 1907 | — | #49 | 561 | |
| 1906 | — | #49 | 502 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #51 | 475 |
| 1904 | — | #47 | 497 | |
| 1903 | — | #48 | 449 | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #49 | 457 |
| 1901 | — | #51 | 393 | |
| 1900 | — | #49 | 550 | |
| 1899 | — | #49 | 413 | |
| 1898 | — | #50 | 467 | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #50 | 412 |
| 1896 | — | #49 | 427 | |
| 1895 | — | #49 | 439 | |
| 1894 | — | #48 | 433 | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | #44 | 455 |
| 1892 | — | #51 | 421 | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #47 | 383 |
| 1890 | — | #50 | 382 | |
| 1889 | — | #48 | 405 | |
| 1888 | — | #51 | 403 | |
| 1887 | — | #45 | 394 | |
| 1886 | — | #44 | 418 | |
| 1885 | — | #55 | 326 | |
| 1884 | — | #48 | 385 | |
| 1883 | — | #47 | 359 | |
| 1882 | — | #51 | 348 | |
| 1881 | — | #52 | 304 | |
| 1880 | — | #48 | 347 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Herman was already there! It came in at #48, and was given to 347 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 61 boys a year got the name.
Where Herman is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#45 · 1 in 203
- Alabama#61 · 1 in 341
- Georgia#62 · 1 in 307
- New Mexico#63 · 1 in 253
- Virginia#63 · 1 in 298
Best ever in a state: #10 in Alaska, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #45 | 129 | 1 in 203 |
| Alabama | #61 | 96 | 1 in 341 |
| Georgia | #62 | 115 | 1 in 307 |
| New Mexico | #63 | 24 | 1 in 253 |
| Virginia | #63 | 99 | 1 in 298 |
| Mississippi | #67 | 73 | 1 in 325 |
| South Carolina | #70 | 73 | 1 in 326 |
| Delaware | #74 | 6 | 1 in 377 |
| North Carolina | #76 | 106 | 1 in 393 |
| Kentucky | #78 | 79 | 1 in 380 |
| Arkansas | #84 | 54 | 1 in 388 |
| Florida | #93 | 41 | 1 in 454 |
| Maryland | #95 | 32 | 1 in 573 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 59 | 1 in 541 |
| Oklahoma | #97 | 47 | 1 in 457 |
| Hawaii | #104 | 8 | 1 in 523 |
| West Virginia | #107 | 36 | 1 in 579 |
| Arizona | #109 | 13 | 1 in 464 |
| Montana | #109 | 8 | 1 in 609 |
| Maine | #116 | 11 | 1 in 689 |
| Pennsylvania | #116 | 84 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Texas | #117 | 124 | 1 in 568 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 28 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Missouri | #131 | 42 | 1 in 803 |
| Ohio | #137 | 60 | 1 in 1,138 |
| District of Columbia | #138 | 10 | 1 in 917 |
| New York | #153 | 64 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Illinois | #155 | 57 | 1 in 1,297 |
| North Dakota | #155 | 6 | 1 in 949 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 10 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Michigan | #164 | 36 | 1 in 1,609 |
| Indiana | #170 | 24 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Wisconsin | #175 | 16 | 1 in 1,849 |
| Colorado | #179 | 9 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Washington | #184 | 12 | 1 in 1,460 |
| Kansas | #192 | 11 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Connecticut | #210 | 5 | 1 in 3,340 |
| Minnesota | #216 | 10 | 1 in 2,675 |
| Iowa | #227 | 10 | 1 in 2,288 |
| California | #245 | 32 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Herman
- 274 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #2,363)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#2,366 → #2,363)
- 660 spots since 2015 (#1,703 → #2,363)
- Biggest jump: 20 spots in 1996 (#809 → #789)
- Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2000 (#978 → #1,087)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1893 at #44 (455 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 99 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1880–1934
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1999
- Highest: 1 in 247 boys born in 1893 were named Herman (0.41%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,450 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 21.3% of all boys named Herman (29,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,689 | #44 (1886) | #49 |
| 1890s | 4,232 | #44 (1893) | #49 |
| 1900s | 5,064 | #47 (1904) | #49 |
| 1910s | 22,598 | #49 (1911) | #55 |
| 1920s | 29,011 | #64 (1921) | #69 |
| 1930s | 20,319 | #78 (1930) | #97 |
| 1940s | 16,856 | #113 (1940) | #136 |
| 1950s | 13,832 | #159 (1950) | #191 |
| 1960s | 8,360 | #246 (1960) | #264 |
| 1970s | 4,761 | #317 (1970) | #358 |
| 1980s | 3,124 | #428 (1980) | #498 |
| 1990s | 1,957 | #622 (1991) | #780 |
| 2000s | 1,103 | #1,087 (2000) | #1,364 |
| 2010s | 750 | #1,675 (2011) | #1,940 |
| 2020s | 321 | #2,315 (2023) | #2,505 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Herman in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 135,072 of them was named Herman, which outranked 44.5% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,817Willine11
- #2,817Willo11
- #2,817Zandra11
- #2,986Herman10
- #2,986Adelita10
- #2,986Adra10
- #2,986Adrianna10
- #3,194Abbey9
- #3,194Aldene9
- #3,194Allena9
Tied with 207 names at #2,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 773 of them was named Herman, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.