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Herman

Boy's name · #2368 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Herman belongs to an older America first — it reached #44 back in 1886 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2368. About 136,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#20 in Norway (2025) · #173 in Sweden (2025) · #522 in Poland (2025) · #2,314 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,775 in Italy (2024) · #2,062 in Canada (2024) · #4,508 in France (2024) · #983 in Netherlands (2023) · #2,527 in Austria (2022) · #4,749 in England & Wales (2018) · #770 in Slovakia (2013) · #454 in Puerto Rico (2000) and 2 more.

Famous Hermans

• Herman Melville — American writer (1819–1891)
• Herman Van Rompuy — Belgian politician; former Prime Minister of Belgium and first permanent President of the European Council (born 1947)
• Herman Hollerith — American statistician and inventor (1860–1929)
• Herman Boerhaave — Dutch botanist and physician (1668–1738)
• Herman Wouk — American writer (1915–2019)
• Herman Cain — American businessman (1945–2020)
• Herman Li — British guitarist (born 1976)
• Herman Kahn — American futurist (1922–1983)
• Herman Gref — Russian economist (born 1964)
• Herman Bang — Danish writer (1857–1912)

In stories & tradition

• Herman (Shocker) — The Amazing Spider-Man (comics)
• Herman Hermann — The Simpsons character

What Hermans become

Among 2,727 notable people named Herman:

Business leaders appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Herman Cain, American businessman (1945–2020).

Similar names: Armando · Fred · Erwin · Luther · Norman · Elmer

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