Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Person Of High Rank
- German
- Warrior
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Herman
Pronunciation
he(r)-man
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #64, 3,219 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2363, 58 births)
- Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #1534, 29 births); most recent 1980 (rank #9088, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | – |
| 2024 | 50 | – |
| 2023 | 60 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | – |
| 2020 | 55 | – |
| 2019 | 73 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | – |
| 2016 | 83 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #3889, 4 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4744, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1912 (rank #336, 17 births); most recent 2021 (rank #3708, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #200, 11 births); most recent 2000 (rank #427, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence