Names / Boy names
Hermes
Current rank
#3,209
and rising
All-time peak
#2,607
in 1969
First recorded
1924
in U.S. data
Children named
702
since 1924
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,607 in 1969 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Hermes makes its debut in American naming records in 1924, where it reads as a boys' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 702 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.