Herman
2 countries#2363 in United States, 2025US
#2363
in United States, 2025
FR
736
total births, France
Total births recorded
137,508
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
3,239
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Herman was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
136,772 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2363 · peaked in 1921 with 3,239 births
Most common in: New York, Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Louisiana
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
736 births recorded 1900–2021 · peaked in 1912 with 17 births
Most common in: Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Jura, Nord, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Herman’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1492 | — |
| 2007 | #1621 | ↓129 |
| 2008 | #1571 | ↑50 |
| 2009 | #1665 | ↓94 |
| 2010 | #1881 | ↓216 |
| 2011 | #1675 | ↑206 |
| 2012 | #2091 | ↓416 |
| 2013 | #1794 | ↑297 |
| 2014 | #1959 | ↓165 |
| 2015 | #1703 | ↑256 |
| 2016 | #1811 | ↓108 |
| 2017 | #2319 | ↓508 |
| 2018 | #2167 | ↑152 |
| 2019 | #2001 | ↑166 |
| 2020 | #2366 | ↓365 |
| 2021 | #2732 | ↓366 |
| 2022 | #2616 | ↑116 |
| 2023 | #2315 | ↑301 |
| 2024 | #2637 | ↓322 |
| 2025 | #2363 | ↑274 |
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