Hervey vs Herman

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

Name A

Hervey

Boy name

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Name B

Herman

Boy name · Rank #2627

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Metric Hervey Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2627
Total Births (all years) 1,125 135,914
Peak Year 1917 1921
Peak Year Births 30 3,219
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hervey Herman
1880ss 29 3,689
1890ss 29 4,232
1900ss 5 5,064
1910ss 170 22,598
1920ss 228 29,011
1930ss 159 20,319
1940ss 149 16,856
1950ss 91 13,833
1960ss 63 8,359
1970ss 39 4,761
1980ss 53 3,124
1990ss 46 1,957
2000ss 47 1,101
2010ss 17 749
2020ss — 261

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hervey Herman
2014 — 73
2015 5 91
2016 — 83
2017 6 55
2018 — 64
2019 — 73
2020 — 55
2021 — 45
2022 — 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, 1880–2017.

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