Herald vs Herman

Side-by-side comparison of Herald and Herman - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Herald

Boy name

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Name B

Herman

Boy name · Rank #2637

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Metric Herald Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2637
Total Births (all years) 990 135,977
Peak Year 1926 1921
Peak Year Births 38 3,219
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herald Herman
1880s - 3,689
1890s - 4,232
1900s 33 5,064
1910s 167 22,598
1920s 276 29,011
1930s 194 20,319
1940s 116 16,856
1950s 88 13,832
1960s 67 8,360
1970s 15 4,761
1980s 16 3,124
1990s 12 1,957
2000s - 1,103
2010s - 750
2020s 6 321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herald Herman
2014 - 73
2015 - 91
2016 - 83
2017 - 56
2018 - 64
2019 - 73
2020 - 56
2021 - 46
2022 6 51
2023 - 60
2024 - 50
2025 - 58

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–2022.

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