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 #2444

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Metric Hermon Herbert
Current Rank Unranked #2444
Total Births (all years) 3,966 228,266
Peak Year 1920 1928
Peak Year Births 114 8,065
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hermon Herbert
1880s 50 4,257
1890s 82 5,660
1900s 139 6,957
1910s 611 33,860
1920s 970 56,531
1930s 843 37,821
1940s 599 28,710
1950s 385 24,298
1960s 133 13,701
1970s 72 7,248
1980s 30 4,463
1990s 14 2,409
2000s 27 1,234
2010s 11 767
2020s - 350

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 - 65
2023 - 68
2024 - 56
2025 - 49

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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