Herman
About Herman
It's hard to believe now that Herman was once, at the turn of the last century, a Top 50 name, remaining in the Top 100 until 1935, and even harder to imagine it making a comeback. But then again, our parents thought the same thing about Max and Jake. Consider the French Armand or Spanish Armando instead. Notable bearers include writers Herman Melville and Hermann Hesse--and then there was TV's Herman Munster.
Pronounced HER-man.
As of October 2026, Herman ranked #2368 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #44 in 1893.
Editor's take: The name Herman is a boy's name of German origin meaning "soldier, warrior".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,968 | 73 | 38 |
| 2015 | #1,708 | 91 | 47.5 |
| 2016 | #1,819 | 83 | 43.7 |
| 2017 | #2,360 | 55 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | #2,176 | 64 | 35.2 |
| 2019 | #2,007 | 73 | 40.7 |
| 2020 | #2,401 | 55 | 31.9 |
| 2021 | #2,789 | 45 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | #2,629 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #2,327 | 60 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | #2,641 | 50 | 29 |
| 2025 | #2,368 | 58 | 34 |
World rankings
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Herman on lists
Famous Hermans
- Herman Melville
American novelist
- Herman Hollerith
American inventor
- Herman Cain
American businessman, author and politician
- Herman Eugene Talmadge
Sr., American senator and governor of Georgia
- Herman Achille
Count Van Rompuy, former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Saint Herman of Alaska
Russian Orthodox missionary
- Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell
drummer for German band Scorpions
- Herman I
Duke of Swabia
- Herman
Margrave of Brandenburg,Salzwedel
- Herman I
Margrave of Meissen
- Herman Heine Goldstine
American computer scientist
- Herman Klein
English music critic and author
- Herman Kountze
American banking pioneer
- Herman Wouk
American novelist
- Herman Jacob Mankiewicz
American screenwriter
- Herman Moore
American former college and professional football player
Herman in pop culture
- Herman Crab
character from video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Herman Munster
character from the TV series "The Munsters"
- Herman Brooks
main character on TV's "Herman's Head"
- Baby Herman
character in movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
- Herman Wells
character from movie "Kinsey"
- Herman Hermann
character on TV's "The Simpsons," owner of Herman's Military Antiques
- Herman
main character in Tchaikovsky's opera "The Queen of Spades"
- Herman Melleville
monster in "Doug's 1st Movie"
- Herman I Vermin
character created by American cartoonist Marc Hempel
- Herman Toothrot
character in computer game Monkey Island
- Herman Dietrich
character in the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark
- "Herman
" comic strip by Jim Unger
- Herman and Katnip
animated cat and mouse duo
- Herman's Hermits
English band
- Pee
wee Herman, character played by American actor Paul Reubens
- Herman Post
mailman in the Garfield comic strip/Franchise & on "Garfield and Friends"
- Herman Vermin
character in the Garfield comic strip, Herman is a mouse who moved into Garfield's house in 1999. Herman was first named in 1999 even though he made his first appearances on July 29,1998 and July 30,1998. In the comic it is revealed Herman has a wife and kids, and does not like his brother in law. Herman made appearances in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2006.
- "Herman the Worm"
popular kids' song