Hermon vs Herbert

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

Name A

Hermon

Boy name

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Name B

Herbert

Boy name · Rank #2469

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Metric Hermon Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2469
Total Births (all years) 3,966 228,211
Peak Year 1920 1928
Peak Year Births 114 8,065
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hermon Herbert
1880ss 50 4,257
1890ss 82 5,660
1900ss 139 6,957
1910ss 611 33,860
1920ss 970 56,531
1930ss 843 37,821
1940ss 599 28,708
1950ss 385 24,296
1960ss 133 13,702
1970ss 72 7,248
1980ss 30 4,463
1990ss 14 2,409
2000ss 27 1,234
2010ss 11 767
2020ss — 298

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hermon Herbert
2014 — 75
2015 — 79
2016 — 80
2017 5 77
2018 6 71
2019 — 54
2020 — 59
2021 — 53
2022 — 64
2023 — 67
2024 — 55

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, 1880–2018.

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