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Boy name Germanic origin

Herman

HUR-muhn · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Army man or soldier
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · strong
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2641
2024 births50
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births135,914
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
HermHermie
Alternate spellings
Hermann
In other languages
HermannArmandoErmanno

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Notable people named Herman

Herman Melville
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