Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Herman

#253 most common boys' name of all time · #551 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#253
Rank overall
#551 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
136,772
Since 2016
597
Peak year
1921 #64
Best rank
#44 1886
Girls Boys peak 3,239/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Herman is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 58 58 #2,363
2024 — 50 50 #2,637
2023 — 60 60 #2,315
2022 — 51 51 #2,616
2021 — 46 46 #2,732
2020 — 56 56 #2,366
2019 — 73 73 #2,001
2018 — 64 64 #2,167
2017 — 56 56 #2,319
2016 — 83 83 #1,811
2015 — 91 91 #1,703
2014 — 73 73 #1,959
2013 — 80 80 #1,794
2012 — 65 65 #2,091
2011 — 89 89 #1,675
2010 — 76 76 #1,882
2009 — 94 94 #1,666
2008 — 101 101 #1,572
2007 — 95 95 #1,621
2006 — 102 102 #1,493
2005 — 109 109 #1,372
2004 — 120 120 #1,252
2003 — 117 117 #1,233
2002 — 115 115 #1,204
2001 — 121 121 #1,144
2000 — 129 129 #1,087
1999 — 146 146 #978
1998 — 151 151 #931
1997 — 164 164 #859
1996 — 184 184 #789
1995 — 174 174 #809
1994 — 191 191 #763
1993 — 207 207 #719
1992 — 219 219 #698
1991 — 269 269 #622
1990 — 252 252 #636
1989 — 294 294 #565
1988 — 277 277 #552
1987 — 282 282 #543
1986 — 276 276 #536
1985 — 309 309 #495
1984 — 277 277 #511
1983 — 351 351 #442
1982 — 361 361 #447
1981 — 330 330 #457
1980 6 367 373 #428
1979 — 409 409 #395
1978 5 382 387 #395
1977 7 414 421 #386
1976 5 435 440 #366
1975 8 457 465 #360
1974 — 454 454 #361
1973 — 496 496 #341
1972 — 550 550 #327
1971 8 548 556 #335
1970 7 616 623 #317
1969 9 667 676 #292
1968 11 664 675 #286
1967 9 664 673 #281
1966 6 753 759 #267
1965 9 795 804 #261
1964 9 914 923 #253
1963 — 844 844 #265
1962 — 999 999 #246
1961 8 1,010 1,018 #247
1960 11 1,050 1,061 #246
1959 7 1,188 1,195 #230
1958 12 1,212 1,224 #217
1957 8 1,317 1,325 #204
1956 6 1,326 1,332 #201
1955 7 1,360 1,367 #194
1954 10 1,416 1,426 #186
1953 11 1,411 1,422 #179
1952 11 1,497 1,508 #175
1951 5 1,541 1,546 #167
1950 10 1,564 1,574 #159
1949 5 1,613 1,618 #157
1948 12 1,837 1,849 #146
1947 11 1,795 1,806 #149
1946 10 1,590 1,600 #152
1945 13 1,417 1,430 #146
1944 6 1,641 1,647 #129
1943 9 1,727 1,736 #129
1942 10 1,787 1,797 #122
1941 12 1,779 1,791 #114
1940 13 1,670 1,683 #113
1939 11 1,800 1,811 #111
1938 5 1,900 1,905 #108
1937 12 1,875 1,887 #101
1936 6 1,816 1,822 #105
1935 11 1,920 1,931 #101
1934 20 2,011 2,031 #97
1933 22 1,945 1,967 #96
1932 11 2,191 2,202 #89
1931 16 2,263 2,279 #83
1930 26 2,598 2,624 #78
1929 14 2,622 2,636 #75
1928 23 2,588 2,611 #78
1927 20 2,856 2,876 #70
1926 18 2,798 2,816 #69
1925 29 2,890 2,919 #69
1924 15 2,954 2,969 #70
1923 17 2,961 2,978 #66
1922 18 3,014 3,032 #66
1921 20 3,219 3,239 #64
1920 20 3,109 3,129 #66
1919 16 3,027 3,043 #61
1918 15 3,041 3,056 #65
1917 15 2,974 2,989 #58
1916 22 3,043 3,065 #56
1915 11 2,983 2,994 #56
1914 14 2,430 2,444 #51
1913 8 1,905 1,913 #53
1912 11 1,646 1,657 #50
1911 — 853 853 #49
1910 6 696 702 #52
1909 — 618 618 #48
1908 7 562 569 #50
1907 — 561 561 #49
1906 — 502 502 #49
1905 5 475 480 #51
1904 — 497 497 #47
1903 — 449 449 #48
1902 5 457 462 #49
1901 — 393 393 #51
1900 — 550 550 #49
1899 — 413 413 #49
1898 — 467 467 #50
1897 6 412 418 #50
1896 — 427 427 #49
1895 — 439 439 #49
1894 — 433 433 #48
1893 7 455 462 #44
1892 — 421 421 #51
1891 7 383 390 #47
1890 — 382 382 #50
1889 — 405 405 #48
1888 — 403 403 #51
1887 — 394 394 #45
1886 — 418 418 #44
1885 — 326 326 #55
1884 — 385 385 #49
1883 — 359 359 #47
1882 — 348 348 #51
1881 — 304 304 #52
1880 — 347 347 #48