Name meaning & stats
Herman
Herman means “army man” (Germanic origin). 51,370 US babies since 1940, peak 1948.
What it means
“army man”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1948
51,370 US babies were named Herman between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Herman (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Herman is the main spelling
- Herman 97%
- Hermon 3%
- Hermann 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1948)