Herold vs Herman

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

Name A

Herold

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Herman

Boy name · Rank #2637

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Herold Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2637
Total Births (all years) 618 135,977
Peak Year 1923 1921
Peak Year Births 26 3,219
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Herold Herman
1880s - 3,689
1890s 5 4,232
1900s - 5,064
1910s 146 22,598
1920s 177 29,011
1930s 130 20,319
1940s 61 16,856
1950s 41 13,832
1960s 21 8,360
1970s 6 4,761
1980s 16 3,124
1990s 15 1,957
2000s - 1,103
2010s - 750
2020s - 321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Herold 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, 1894–1999.

← Compare different names