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 #2637

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Metric Hervey Herman
Current Rank Unranked #2637
Total Births (all years) 1,125 135,977
Peak Year 1917 1921
Peak Year Births 30 3,219
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hervey Herman
1880s 29 3,689
1890s 29 4,232
1900s 5 5,064
1910s 170 22,598
1920s 228 29,011
1930s 159 20,319
1940s 149 16,856
1950s 91 13,832
1960s 63 8,360
1970s 39 4,761
1980s 53 3,124
1990s 46 1,957
2000s 47 1,103
2010s 17 750
2020s - 321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hervey Herman
2014 - 73
2015 5 91
2016 - 83
2017 6 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, 1880–2017.

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