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 #2627

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Metric Herald Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2627
Total Births (all years) 990 135,914
Peak Year 1926 1921
Peak Year Births 38 3,219
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herald Herman
1880ss — 3,689
1890ss — 4,232
1900ss 33 5,064
1910ss 167 22,598
1920ss 276 29,011
1930ss 194 20,319
1940ss 116 16,856
1950ss 88 13,833
1960ss 67 8,359
1970ss 15 4,761
1980ss 16 3,124
1990ss 12 1,957
2000ss — 1,101
2010ss — 749
2020ss 6 261

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herald Herman
2014 — 73
2015 — 91
2016 — 83
2017 — 55
2018 — 64
2019 — 73
2020 — 55
2021 — 45
2022 6 51
2023 — 60
2024 — 50

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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