Hermon
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- HER-mun
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Hermon is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “sacred, set apart”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Hermon mean?
Hebrew: biblical mountain name
“sacred, set apart”
Mount Hermon, on the border of Syria and Lebanon, is praised in Psalm 133; the name is also used in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
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Is Hermon a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hermon has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 13 girls in the US.
How popular is Hermon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Hermon, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Hermon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Hermon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Hermon, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Hermon in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hermon in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Hermon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson Aaron Harrison Simon Samson Reuben Ethan Nathan Grayson Noah Mason Jason
Names related to Hermon
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hermon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hermon, updated 20 October 2026.