Herman Name Popularity

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How popular is Herman?

The rare name Herman was the 2,232nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Herman, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #44 for the first time in 1886 and as recently as 1893.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 3,219 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Herman was 55 in 2017.

Herman, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1910-1915, whereas 1930-1933, 1942-1945, 1957-1961, and 1996-2000 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Herman popularity headed?

Herman's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Herman's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Herman lately has dropped.

The name Herman is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Herman has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Herman (Girl)		Herman (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	61	2,232
2017		< 5	--	55	2,356
2016		< 5	--	82	1,830
2015		< 5	--	91	1,706
2014		< 5	--	73	1,965
2013		< 5	--	80	1,796
2012		< 5	--	65	2,095
2011		< 5	--	89	1,677
2010		< 5	--	76	1,888
2009		< 5	--	94	1,674
2008		< 5	--	100	1,584
2007		< 5	--	94	1,638
2006		< 5	--	101	1,502
2005		< 5	--	107	1,390
2004		< 5	--	120	1,259
2003		< 5	--	116	1,249
2002		< 5	--	113	1,217
2001		< 5	--	119	1,164
2000		< 5	--	128	1,099
1999		< 5	--	146	980
1998		< 5	--	151	933
1997		< 5	--	164	860
1996		< 5	--	183	793
1995		< 5	--	174	812
1994		< 5	--	191	763
1993		< 5	--	207	722
1992		< 5	--	219	698
1991		< 5	--	269	623
1990		< 5	--	252	636
1989		< 5	--	294	566
1988		< 5	--	277	552
1987		< 5	--	282	543
1986		< 5	--	276	536
1985		< 5	--	309	495
1984		< 5	--	276	513
1983		< 5	--	352	442
1982		< 5	--	361	448
1981		< 5	--	330	457
1980		6	9,490	367	428
1979		< 5	--	409	395
1978		5	10,311	383	395
1977		7	7,815	414	386
1976		5	9,808	435	367
1975		8	6,732	457	360
1974		< 5	--	455	361
1973		< 5	--	495	342
1972		< 5	--	551	326
1971		8	6,210	547	335
1970		7	6,579	616	317
1969		9	5,178	666	293
1968		11	4,301	662	287
1967		9	4,738	662	282
1966		6	6,065	753	267
1965		9	4,616	796	261
1964		9	4,746	915	253
1963		< 5	--	844	265
1962		< 5	--	998	246
1961		8	5,036	1,009	247
1960		11	4,004	1,048	246
1959		7	5,229	1,185	230
1958		12	3,617	1,210	217
1957		8	4,671	1,320	205
1956		6	5,527	1,324	201
1955		7	4,897	1,363	194
1954		10	3,819	1,416	186
1953		11	3,553	1,410	179
1952		11	3,445	1,497	174
1951		5	5,727	1,543	166
1950		10	3,522	1,564	159
1949		5	5,553	1,611	157
1948		12	3,041	1,838	146
1947		11	3,324	1,795	149
1946		10	3,309	1,590	151
1945		13	2,518	1,417	146
1944		6	4,249	1,637	129
1943		9	3,342	1,725	129
1942		10	3,074	1,789	121
1941		12	2,587	1,778	114
1940		13	2,349	1,669	113
1939		11	2,653	1,801	111
1938		5	4,588	1,900	108
1937		12	2,496	1,874	101
1936		6	3,890	1,816	105
1935		11	2,631	1,919	101
1934		20	1,731	2,011	97
1933		22	1,629	1,946	96
1932		11	2,724	2,192	89
1931		16	2,056	2,262	83
1930		26	1,548	2,596	78
1929		14	2,364	2,623	75
1928		23	1,746	2,590	78
1927		20	1,976	2,856	70
1926		18	2,111	2,795	69
1925		29	1,550	2,891	69
1924		15	2,457	2,952	70
1923		17	2,213	2,961	66
1922		18	2,148	3,015	66
1921		20	2,013	3,219	64
1920		20	1,982	3,109	66
1919		16	2,189	3,027	61
1918		15	2,322	3,041	65
1917		15	2,251	2,974	58
1916		22	1,651	3,043	56
1915		11	2,605	2,983	56
1914		14	1,853	2,430	51
1913		8	2,430	1,905	53
1912		11	1,769	1,646	50
1911		< 5	--	853	49
1910		6	2,263	696	52
1909		< 5	--	618	48
1908		7	1,749	562	50
1907		< 5	--	561	49
1906		< 5	--	502	49
1905		5	2,068	475	51
1904		< 5	--	497	47
1903		< 5	--	449	48
1902		5	1,901	457	49
1901		< 5	--	393	51
1900		< 5	--	550	49
1899		< 5	--	413	49
1898		< 5	--	467	50
1897		6	1,450	412	50
1896		< 5	--	427	49
1895		< 5	--	439	49
1894		< 5	--	433	48
1893		7	1,230	455	44
1892		< 5	--	421	51
1891		7	1,143	383	47
1890		< 5	--	382	50
1889		< 5	--	405	48
1888		< 5	--	403	51
1887		< 5	--	394	45
1886		< 5	--	418	44
1885		< 5	--	326	55
1884		< 5	--	385	48
1883		< 5	--	359	47
1882		< 5	--	348	51
1881		< 5	--	304	52
1880		< 5	--	347	48

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.