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Herman

Boy · Germanic

Herman is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “army”. In 2025 it ranked 2,363rd for boys in the US (58 babies).

What does Herman mean?

Germanic

“army”

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Herman a girl's or a boy's name?

Herman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 58 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Herman in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 boys.

1996Busiest: 5 in 20092018
Herman in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20183#4,959
20170–
20160–
20150–
20144#4,063
20130–
20120–
20111#6,218
20103#4,865
20095#3,395
20080–
20070–
20060–
20051#5,109
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19983#3,021
19970–
19964#2,442

How popular is Herman in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,363among boys
Babies in 2025
58about 1 in 29,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 13% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 58 boys in the US were named Herman, making it the 2,363rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,365th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 3,219 boys.

Half of all the boys named Herman in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1950, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 3,219 in 19212025
Herman in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202558#2,363
202450#2,637
202360#2,314
202251#2,615
202146#2,731
202056#2,365
201973#2,000
201864#2,166
201756#2,318
201683#1,811
201591#1,703
201473#1,958
201380#1,793
201265#2,090
201189#1,675
201076#1,880
200994#1,664
2008101#1,571
200795#1,621
2006102#1,492
2005109#1,371
2004120#1,249
2003117#1,232
2002115#1,201
2001121#1,141
2000129#1,085
1999146#976
1998151#930
1997164#857
1996184#787
1995174#806
1994191#761
1993207#718
1992219#696
1991269#620
1990252#634
1989294#564
1988277#552
1987282#543
1986276#535
1985309#495
1984277#511
1983351#442
1982361#447
1981330#457
1980367#428
1979409#395
1978382#395
1977414#386
1976435#366
1975457#360
1974454#361
1973496#341
1972550#326
1971548#335
1970616#317
1969667#292
1968664#286
1967664#281
1966753#267
1965795#261
1964914#253
1963844#265
1962999#246
19611,010#247
19601,050#246
19591,188#230
19581,212#217
19571,317#204
19561,326#201
19551,360#194
19541,416#186
19531,411#179
19521,497#175
19511,541#167
19501,564#159
19491,613#157
19481,837#146
19471,795#149
19461,590#152
19451,417#146
19441,641#129
19431,727#129
19421,787#122
19411,779#114
19401,670#113
19391,800#111
19381,900#108
19371,875#101
19361,816#105
19351,920#101
19342,011#97
19331,945#96
19322,191#89
19312,263#83
19302,598#78
19292,622#75
19282,588#78
19272,856#70
19262,798#69
19252,890#69
19242,954#70
19232,961#66
19223,014#66
19213,219#64
19203,109#66
19193,027#61
19183,041#65
19172,974#58
19163,043#56
19152,983#56
19142,430#51
19131,905#53
19121,646#50
1911853#49
1910696#52
1909618#48
1908562#50
1907561#49
1906502#49
1905475#51
1904497#47
1903449#48
1902457#49
1901393#51
1900550#49
1899413#49
1898467#50
1897412#50
1896427#49
1895439#49
1894433#48
1893455#44
1892421#51
1891383#47
1890382#50
1889405#48
1888403#51
1887394#45
1886418#44
1885326#55
1884385#48
1883359#47
1882348#51
1881304#52
1880347#48

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