Girls' name · since 1884
Herma
Herma has 861 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 861
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 861 have been recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Herma recorded 861 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1964.
- #8,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 861 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herma ranks #8,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 861 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 861
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herma's 861 recorded births place it above 88.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Herma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Herma's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Herma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1964
- Peak year (1918)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Herma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (209 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Herma's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Herma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 80
1900s
80 births
- 1910s
1910s
180 births
- 1920s
1920s
209 births
- 1930s
1930s
163 births
- 1940s
1940s
127 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 209 births (24% of all-time use).
How Herma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Herma's total volume
Herma by state
Where Herma concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
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What to do with Herma's data
- Herma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (209 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Hermas (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Herma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.