Herby vs Herman

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

Name A

Herby

Boy name

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Name B

Herman

Boy name · Rank #2637

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Metric Herby Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2637
Total Births (all years) 649 135,977
Peak Year 1929 1921
Peak Year Births 18 3,219
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herby Herman
1880s - 3,689
1890s - 4,232
1900s - 5,064
1910s 5 22,598
1920s 73 29,011
1930s 129 20,319
1940s 118 16,856
1950s 103 13,832
1960s 63 8,360
1970s 46 4,761
1980s 40 3,124
1990s 61 1,957
2000s 11 1,103
2010s - 750
2020s - 321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herby Herman
2014 - 73
2015 - 91
2016 - 83
2017 - 56
2018 - 64
2019 - 73
2020 - 56
2021 - 46
2022 - 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, 1918–2005.

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