Is Herman a boy or girl name?
Herman is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 50 boys were named Herman, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 136,709 US babies named Herman were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,641
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Herman since 1880
- 136,709
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 3,239 babies
Boys and girls named Herman, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,689 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 4,232 | 20 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 5,064 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1910s | 22,598 | 118 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 29,011 | 194 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 20,319 | 140 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 16,856 | 101 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 13,833 | 87 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 8,359 | 72 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 4,761 | 40 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 3,124 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,957 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 749 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,641 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 89 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 115 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 146 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 151 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 164 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 184 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 174 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 191 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 207 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 219 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 269 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 252 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 294 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 277 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 282 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 276 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 309 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 277 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 352 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 360 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 330 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 367 | #428 | 6 | #9,498 |
| 1979 | 409 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 382 | #395 | 5 | #10,309 |
| 1977 | 414 | #386 | 7 | #7,815 |
| 1976 | 435 | #367 | 5 | #9,810 |
| 1975 | 457 | #360 | 8 | #6,731 |
| 1974 | 454 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 496 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 550 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 548 | #335 | 8 | #6,214 |
| 1970 | 616 | #317 | 7 | #6,583 |
| 1969 | 667 | #292 | 9 | #5,181 |
| 1968 | 663 | #287 | 11 | #4,305 |
| 1967 | 663 | #282 | 9 | #4,744 |
| 1966 | 754 | #267 | 6 | #6,065 |
| 1965 | 795 | #262 | 9 | #4,618 |
| 1964 | 915 | #253 | 9 | #4,747 |
| 1963 | 843 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 999 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,011 | #247 | 8 | #5,039 |
| 1960 | 1,049 | #246 | 11 | #4,007 |
| 1959 | 1,188 | #230 | 7 | #5,232 |
| 1958 | 1,212 | #217 | 12 | #3,616 |
| 1957 | 1,317 | #204 | 8 | #4,674 |
| 1956 | 1,326 | #201 | 6 | #5,531 |
| 1955 | 1,360 | #194 | 7 | #4,897 |
| 1954 | 1,416 | #186 | 10 | #3,819 |
| 1953 | 1,411 | #179 | 11 | #3,556 |
| 1952 | 1,497 | #175 | 11 | #3,445 |
| 1951 | 1,542 | #166 | 5 | #5,728 |
| 1950 | 1,564 | #159 | 10 | #3,522 |
| 1949 | 1,613 | #157 | 5 | #5,555 |
| 1948 | 1,837 | #146 | 12 | #3,042 |
| 1947 | 1,795 | #150 | 11 | #3,325 |
| 1946 | 1,590 | #152 | 10 | #3,310 |
| 1945 | 1,417 | #146 | 13 | #2,518 |
| 1944 | 1,641 | #129 | 6 | #4,246 |
| 1943 | 1,727 | #129 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1942 | 1,787 | #122 | 10 | #3,074 |
| 1941 | 1,779 | #114 | 12 | #2,587 |
| 1940 | 1,670 | #113 | 13 | #2,348 |
| 1939 | 1,800 | #111 | 11 | #2,653 |
| 1938 | 1,900 | #108 | 5 | #4,587 |
| 1937 | 1,875 | #101 | 12 | #2,494 |
| 1936 | 1,816 | #105 | 6 | #3,890 |
| 1935 | 1,920 | #101 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1934 | 2,011 | #97 | 20 | #1,732 |
| 1933 | 1,945 | #96 | 22 | #1,629 |
| 1932 | 2,191 | #89 | 11 | #2,723 |
| 1931 | 2,263 | #83 | 16 | #2,054 |
| 1930 | 2,598 | #78 | 26 | #1,549 |
| 1929 | 2,622 | #75 | 14 | #2,364 |
| 1928 | 2,588 | #78 | 23 | #1,748 |
| 1927 | 2,856 | #70 | 20 | #1,975 |
| 1926 | 2,798 | #69 | 18 | #2,111 |
| 1925 | 2,890 | #69 | 29 | #1,550 |
| 1924 | 2,954 | #70 | 15 | #2,457 |
| 1923 | 2,961 | #66 | 17 | #2,213 |
| 1922 | 3,014 | #66 | 18 | #2,148 |
| 1921 | 3,219 | #64 | 20 | #2,014 |
| 1920 | 3,109 | #66 | 20 | #1,982 |
| 1919 | 3,027 | #61 | 16 | #2,189 |
| 1918 | 3,041 | #65 | 15 | #2,322 |
| 1917 | 2,974 | #58 | 15 | #2,251 |
| 1916 | 3,043 | #56 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1915 | 2,983 | #56 | 11 | #2,605 |
| 1914 | 2,430 | #51 | 14 | #1,853 |
| 1913 | 1,905 | #53 | 8 | #2,430 |
| 1912 | 1,646 | #50 | 11 | #1,769 |
| 1911 | 853 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 696 | #52 | 6 | #2,263 |
| 1909 | 618 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 562 | #50 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1907 | 561 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 502 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 475 | #51 | 5 | #2,068 |
| 1904 | 497 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 449 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 457 | #49 | 5 | #1,901 |
| 1901 | 393 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 550 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 413 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 467 | #50 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 412 | #50 | 6 | #1,450 |
| 1896 | 427 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 439 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 433 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 455 | #44 | 7 | #1,230 |
| 1892 | 421 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 383 | #47 | 7 | #1,143 |
| 1890 | 382 | #50 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 405 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 403 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 394 | #45 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 418 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 326 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 385 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 359 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 348 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 304 | #52 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 347 | #48 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Herman reached #44 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #1,143 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Herman
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.