The baby name Herman appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1921 with 4,216 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Herman has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 883 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1912 | 1,950 |
| 1913 | 2,224 |
| 1914 | 2,920 |
| 1915 | 3,575 |
| 1916 | 3,858 |
| 1917 | 3,969 |
| 1918 | 4,029 |
| 1919 | 3,995 |
| 1920 | 4,087 |
| 1921 | 4,216 |
| 1922 | 3,988 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1923 | 3,894 |
| 1924 | 3,848 |
| 1925 | 3,831 |
| 1926 | 3,886 |
| 1927 | 3,768 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1928 | 3,402 |
| 1929 | 3,402 |
| 1930 | 3,759 |
| 1931 | 3,177 |
| 1932 | 2,547 |
| 1933 | 2,482 |
| 1934 | 2,499 |
| 1935 | 2,384 |
| 1936 | 2,299 |
| 1937 | 2,453 |
| 1938 | 2,320 |
| 1939 | 2,139 |
| 1940 | 2,199 |
| 1941 | 2,415 |
| 1942 | 2,296 |
| 1943 | 2,289 |
| 1944 | 2,049 |
| 1945 | 1,807 |
| 1946 | 1,963 |
| 1947 | 2,346 |
| 1948 | 2,516 |
| 1949 | 2,156 |
| 1950 | 2,051 |
| 1951 | 1,992 |
| 1952 | 1,841 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1953 | 1,977 |
| 1954 | 1,662 |
| 1955 | 1,885 |
| 1956 | 1,764 |
| 1957 | 1,673 |
| 1958 | 1,597 |
| 1959 | 1,407 |
| 1960 | 1,292 |
| 1961 | 1,182 |
| 1962 | 1,265 |
| 1963 | 1,055 |
| 1964 | 1,090 |
| 1965 | 973 |
| 1966 | 908 |
| 1967 | 799 |
| 1968 | 806 |
| 1969 | 784 |
| 1970 | 676 |
| 1971 | 601 |
| 1972 | 600 |
| 1973 | 504 |
| 1974 | 447 |
| 1975 | 440 |
| 1976 | 534 |
| 1977 | 437 |
| 1978 | 363 |
| 1979 | 457 |
| 1980 | 373 |
| 1981 | 319 |
| 1982 | 342 |
| 1983 | 345 |
| 1984 | 234 |
| 1985 | 241 |
| 1986 | 211 |
| 1987 | 240 |
| 1988 | 225 |
| 1989 | 198 |
| 1990 | 196 |
| 1991 | 181 |
| 1992 | 187 |
| 1993 | 150 |
| 1994 | 149 |
| 1995 | 94 |
| 1996 | 125 |
| 1997 | 114 |
| 1998 | 99 |
| 1999 | 84 |
| 2000 | 76 |
| 2001 | 101 |
| 2002 | 27 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 72 |
| 2007 | 34 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2009 | 58 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 46 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 56 |
| 2014 | 38 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 48 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 14 |