Herman is a boy's name of German origin meaning “army and man.” In 2024 it was given to 50 boys in the United States.
Herman belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “army and man” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Herman first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #44 in 1886, and in 2024 50 babies received the name — 135,914 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Herman means “army and man” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Herman is a boy name. In 2024, 50 babies received the name in the US.
Herman comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Herman first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #44 in 1886, and 50 babies were given the name in 2024.
Herman is pronounced /ˈhɜːmən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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