Herman Boy

Popularity: #874 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Herman

Herman Melville was an American novelist best known for his book 'Moby-Dick'.

Herman Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

Herman Cain was an American businessman and political activist who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Herman Goering was a prominent leader in Nazi Germany, known for his role in the Luftwaffe.

Fictional characters named Herman

Herman Munster is a character from the television series 'The Munsters', known as the patriarch of the family.

Herman the Worm is a character from the children's song 'Herman the Worm', known for his playful and whimsical nature.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Herman was first seen in the United States in 1880. Herman has ranked as high as #154 nationally, which occurred in 1921, and has been most popular in New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Louisiana. In the past 5 years the name Herman has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Herman (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	8	57%
NY	6	43%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	347
1881	304
1882	348
1883	359
1884	385
1885	326
1886	418
1887	394
1888	403
1889	405
1890	382
1891	383
1892	421
1893	455
1894	433
1895	439
1896	427
1897	412
1898	467
1899	413
1900	550
1901	393
1902	457
1903	449
1904	497
1905	475
1906	502
1907	561
1908	562
1909	618
1910	696
1911	853
1912	1,646
1913	1,905
1914	2,430
1915	2,983
1916	3,043
1917	2,974
1918	3,041
1919	3,027
1920	3,109
1921	3,219
1922	3,014
1923	2,961
1924	2,954
1925	2,890
1926	2,798
1927	2,856
1928	2,588
1929	2,622
1930	2,598
1931	2,263
1932	2,191
1933	1,945
1934	2,011
1935	1,920
1936	1,816
1937	1,875
1938	1,900
1939	1,800
1940	1,670
1941	1,779
1942	1,787
1943	1,727
1944	1,641
1945	1,417
1946	1,590
1947	1,795
1948	1,837
1949	1,613
1950	1,564
1951	1,542
1952	1,497
1953	1,411
1954	1,416
1955	1,360
1956	1,326
1957	1,317
1958	1,212
1959	1,188
1960	1,049
1961	1,011
1962	999
1963	843
1964	915
1965	795
1966	754
1967	663
1968	663
1969	667
1970	616
1971	548
1972	550
1973	496
1974	454
1975	457
1976	435
1977	414
1978	382
1979	409
1980	367
1981	330
1982	360
1983	352
1984	277
1985	309
1986	276
1987	282
1988	277
1989	294
1990	252
1991	269
1992	219
1993	207
1994	191
1995	174
1996	184
1997	164
1998	151
1999	146
2000	129
2001	121
2002	115
2003	117
2004	120
2005	107
2006	102
2007	95
2008	101
2009	94
2010	76
2011	89
2012	65
2013	80
2014	73
2015	91
2016	83
2017	55
2018	64
2019	73
2020	55
2021	45
2022	51
2023	60
2024	50