Herman

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Herman is a masculine given name, from an ancient Germanic name consisting of the elements harja- "army" and mann- "man". Hermine is the feminine form of Herman. It is first recorded in the 8th century, in the forms Hariman, Heriman, Hairman, Herman.

From Wikipedia

Herman first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 3,219 babies (rank #64 that year). In 2024 it was given to 50 boys (rank #2,641). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Herman

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Herman yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

136,709

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,219

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Herman

Herman Melvilleessayist · b. 1819
Herman Van Rompuyuniversity teacher · b. 1947
Herman Hollerithstatistician · b. 1860
Herman Boerhaaveanatomist · b. 1668
Herman Woukdiarist · b. 1915

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	347	#48
1881	304	#52
1882	348	#51
1883	359	#47
1884	385	#48
1885	326	#55
1886	418	#44
1887	394	#45
1888	403	#51
1889	405	#48
1890	382	#50
1891	383	#47
1892	421	#51
1893	455	#44
1894	433	#48
1895	439	#49
1896	427	#49
1897	412	#50
1898	467	#50
1899	413	#49
1900	550	#49
1901	393	#51
1902	457	#49
1903	449	#48
1904	497	#47
1905	475	#51
1906	502	#49
1907	561	#49
1908	562	#50
1909	618	#48
1910	696	#52
1911	853	#49
1912	1,646	#50
1913	1,905	#53
1914	2,430	#51
1915	2,983	#56
1916	3,043	#56
1917	2,974	#58
1918	3,041	#65
1919	3,027	#61
1920	3,109	#66
1921	3,219	#64
1922	3,014	#66
1923	2,961	#66
1924	2,954	#70
1925	2,890	#69
1926	2,798	#69
1927	2,856	#70
1928	2,588	#78
1929	2,622	#75
1930	2,598	#78
1931	2,263	#83
1932	2,191	#89
1933	1,945	#96
1934	2,011	#97
1935	1,920	#101
1936	1,816	#105
1937	1,875	#101
1938	1,900	#108
1939	1,800	#111
1940	1,670	#113
1941	1,779	#114
1942	1,787	#122
1943	1,727	#129
1944	1,641	#129
1945	1,417	#146
1946	1,590	#152
1947	1,795	#150
1948	1,837	#146
1949	1,613	#157
1950	1,564	#159
1951	1,542	#166
1952	1,497	#175
1953	1,411	#179
1954	1,416	#186
1955	1,360	#194
1956	1,326	#201
1957	1,317	#204
1958	1,212	#217
1959	1,188	#230
1960	1,049	#246
1961	1,011	#247
1962	999	#246
1963	843	#265
1964	915	#253
1965	795	#262
1966	754	#267
1967	663	#282
1968	663	#287
1969	667	#292
1970	616	#317
1971	548	#335
1972	550	#326
1973	496	#341
1974	454	#361
1975	457	#360
1976	435	#367
1977	414	#386
1978	382	#395
1979	409	#395
1980	367	#428
1981	330	#457
1982	360	#450
1983	352	#442
1984	277	#511
1985	309	#495
1986	276	#537
1987	282	#543
1988	277	#552
1989	294	#566
1990	252	#636
1991	269	#622
1992	219	#698
1993	207	#722
1994	191	#763
1995	174	#812
1996	184	#792
1997	164	#860
1998	151	#934
1999	146	#980
2000	129	#1,092
2001	121	#1,148
2002	115	#1,207
2003	117	#1,237
2004	120	#1,261
2005	107	#1,391
2006	102	#1,493
2007	95	#1,627
2008	101	#1,575
2009	94	#1,675
2010	76	#1,888
2011	89	#1,678
2012	65	#2,096
2013	80	#1,801
2014	73	#1,968
2015	91	#1,708
2016	83	#1,819
2017	55	#2,360
2018	64	#2,176
2019	73	#2,007
2020	55	#2,401
2021	45	#2,789
2022	51	#2,629
2023	60	#2,327
2024	50	#2,641