Boys' name · since 1924
Hermes
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 697 babies named Hermes, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,195 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
697 babies have been named Hermes since 1924, making it today's #3195 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hermes recorded 697 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #3195 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #6,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,195 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1924
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermes ranks #6,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 697 born since 1924, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,195 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hermes's 697 recorded births place it above 85.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hermes compares
697 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hermes's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hermes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hermes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hermes splits its recorded history at 1996: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hermes popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Hermes popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Hermes as girls' name)
Hermes by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (170 births, 24% of the file).
2020s was Hermes's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Hermes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 170 births (24% of all-time use).
How Hermes compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hermes's total volume
Hermes by state
Where Hermes concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 7.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 21 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.4% |
53 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hermes's data
- California records the most Hermess (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hermes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Hermes 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.