Names / Boy names
Herman
Current rank
#2,368
holding steady
All-time peak
#44
in 1893
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
136,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #44 in 1893 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
: army man. It first shows up in American naming data in 1880. It topped out in 1893 at #44. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 136,700 have carried it since records began.