Herman is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Herman is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,368 for boy births in the United States (and #5,105 across all names), given to 58 babies. Herman was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (3,219 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,368 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,648 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,330 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,630 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,748 |
| 2020 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,375 |
| 2019 | 73 | 73 | — | #2,007 |
| 2018 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,179 |
| 2017 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,329 |
| 2016 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,819 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,708 |
| 2014 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,968 |
| 2013 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,801 |
| 2012 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,096 |
| 2011 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,680 |
| 2010 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,888 |
| 2009 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,675 |
| 2008 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,575 |
| 2007 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,627 |
| 2006 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,493 |
| 2005 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,377 |
| 2004 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,261 |
| 2003 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,237 |
| 2002 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,207 |
| 2001 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,148 |
| 2000 | 129 | 134 | — | #1,092 |
| 1999 | 146 | 146 | — | #980 |
| 1998 | 151 | 151 | — | #934 |
| 1997 | 164 | — | — | #860 |
| 1996 | 184 | — | — | #792 |
| 1995 | 174 | — | — | #812 |
| 1994 | 191 | — | — | #763 |
| 1993 | 207 | — | — | #722 |
| 1992 | 219 | — | — | #698 |
| 1991 | 269 | — | — | #622 |
| 1990 | 252 | — | — | #636 |
| 1989 | 294 | — | — | #566 |
| 1988 | 277 | — | — | #552 |
| 1987 | 282 | — | — | #543 |
| 1986 | 276 | — | — | #537 |
| 1985 | 309 | — | — | #495 |
| 1984 | 277 | — | — | #511 |
| 1983 | 351 | — | — | #443 |
| 1982 | 361 | — | — | #447 |
| 1981 | 330 | — | — | #457 |
| 1980 | 373 | — | #9,497 | #428 |
| 1979 | 409 | — | — | #395 |
| 1978 | 387 | — | #10,309 | #395 |
| 1977 | 421 | — | #7,816 | #386 |
| 1976 | 440 | — | #9,810 | #366 |
| 1975 | 465 | — | #6,729 | #360 |
| 1974 | 454 | — | — | #361 |
| 1973 | 496 | — | — | #341 |
| 1972 | 550 | — | — | #326 |
| 1971 | 556 | — | #6,213 | #335 |
| 1970 | 623 | — | #6,585 | #317 |
| 1969 | 676 | — | #5,182 | #292 |
| 1968 | 675 | — | #4,304 | #286 |
| 1967 | 673 | — | #4,744 | #282 |
| 1966 | 759 | — | #6,066 | #267 |
| 1965 | 804 | — | #4,618 | #262 |
| 1964 | 923 | — | #4,747 | #253 |
| 1963 | 844 | — | — | #265 |
| 1962 | 999 | — | — | #246 |
| 1961 | 1,018 | — | #5,040 | #247 |
| 1960 | 1,061 | — | #4,005 | #246 |
| 1959 | 1,195 | — | #5,232 | #230 |
| 1958 | 1,224 | — | #3,616 | #217 |
| 1957 | 1,325 | — | #4,675 | #204 |
| 1956 | 1,332 | — | #5,530 | #201 |
| 1955 | 1,367 | — | #4,897 | #194 |
| 1954 | 1,426 | — | #3,820 | #186 |
| 1953 | 1,422 | — | #3,556 | #179 |
| 1952 | 1,508 | — | #3,445 | #175 |
| 1951 | 1,546 | — | #5,728 | #167 |
| 1950 | 1,574 | — | #3,523 | #159 |
| 1949 | 1,618 | — | #5,555 | #157 |
| 1948 | 1,849 | — | #3,042 | #146 |
| 1947 | 1,806 | — | #3,325 | #150 |
| 1946 | 1,600 | — | #3,310 | #152 |
| 1945 | 1,430 | — | #2,518 | #146 |
| 1944 | 1,647 | — | #4,246 | #129 |
| 1943 | 1,736 | — | #3,342 | #129 |
| 1942 | 1,797 | — | #3,074 | #122 |
| 1941 | 1,791 | — | #2,586 | #114 |
| 1940 | 1,683 | — | #2,348 | #113 |
| 1939 | 1,811 | — | #2,654 | #111 |
| 1938 | 1,905 | — | #4,587 | #108 |
| 1937 | 1,887 | — | #2,494 | #101 |
| 1936 | 1,822 | — | #3,890 | #105 |
| 1935 | 1,931 | — | #2,631 | #101 |
| 1934 | 2,031 | — | #1,732 | #97 |
| 1933 | 1,967 | — | #1,629 | #96 |
| 1932 | 2,202 | — | #2,723 | #89 |
| 1931 | 2,279 | — | #2,054 | #83 |
| 1930 | 2,624 | — | #1,549 | #78 |
| 1929 | 2,636 | — | #2,364 | #75 |
| 1928 | 2,611 | — | #1,748 | #78 |
| 1927 | 2,876 | — | #1,975 | #70 |
| 1926 | 2,816 | — | #2,111 | #69 |
| 1925 | 2,919 | — | #1,550 | #69 |
| 1924 | 2,969 | — | #2,457 | #70 |
| 1923 | 2,978 | — | #2,213 | #66 |
| 1922 | 3,032 | — | #2,148 | #66 |
| 1921 | 3,239 | — | #2,014 | #64 |
| 1920 | 3,129 | — | #1,982 | #66 |
| 1919 | 3,043 | — | #2,189 | #61 |
| 1918 | 3,056 | — | #2,322 | #65 |
| 1917 | 2,989 | — | #2,251 | #58 |
| 1916 | 3,065 | — | #1,651 | #56 |
| 1915 | 2,994 | — | #2,605 | #56 |
| 1914 | 2,444 | — | #1,853 | #51 |
| 1913 | 1,913 | — | #2,430 | #53 |
| 1912 | 1,657 | — | #1,769 | #50 |
| 1911 | 853 | — | — | #49 |
| 1910 | 702 | — | #2,263 | #52 |
| 1909 | 618 | — | — | #48 |
| 1908 | 569 | — | #1,749 | #50 |
| 1907 | 561 | — | — | #49 |
| 1906 | 502 | — | — | #49 |
| 1905 | 480 | — | #2,068 | #51 |
| 1904 | 497 | — | — | #47 |
| 1903 | 449 | — | — | #48 |
| 1902 | 462 | — | #1,901 | #49 |
| 1901 | 393 | — | — | #51 |
| 1900 | 550 | — | — | #49 |
| 1899 | 413 | — | — | #49 |
| 1898 | 467 | — | — | #50 |
| 1897 | 418 | — | #1,450 | #50 |
| 1896 | 427 | — | — | #49 |
| 1895 | 439 | — | — | #49 |
| 1894 | 433 | — | — | #48 |
| 1893 | 462 | — | #1,230 | #44 |
| 1892 | 421 | — | — | #51 |
| 1891 | 390 | — | #1,143 | #47 |
| 1890 | 382 | — | — | #50 |
| 1889 | 405 | — | — | #48 |
| 1888 | 403 | — | — | #51 |
| 1887 | 394 | — | — | #45 |
| 1886 | 418 | — | — | #44 |
| 1885 | 326 | — | — | #55 |
| 1884 | 385 | — | — | #48 |
| 1883 | 359 | — | — | #47 |
| 1882 | 348 | — | — | #51 |
| 1881 | 304 | — | — | #52 |
| 1880 | 347 | — | — | #48 |