Hermann — #10896 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hermann

The Social Security Administration has registered 731 babies named Hermann between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hermann currently holds the #10896 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hermann performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Hermann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hermann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hermann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 731 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.