The first name Hermann

In 2024, 6 boys born in the United States were named Hermann, the 11,438th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 22 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Hermann Göring
  German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946)
• Hermann Weyl
  German mathematician (1885–1955)
• Hermann Minkowski
  German mathematician and physicist (1864–1909)
• Hermann Staudinger
  German chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1881–1965)
• Hermann Joseph Muller
  American biologist (1890–1967)
• Hermann Oberth
  Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989)
• Hermann Maier
  Austrian alpine skier, born 1972
• Hermann Broch
  Austrian writer (1886-1951)
• Hermann Hoth
  German general (1885-1971)
• Hermann of Reichenau
  German 11th-century Benedictine monk, 1013–1054
• Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
  German chemist (1818–1884)
• Hermann Bahr
  Austrian dramatic, publicist and writer (1863–1934)

• Frederick
• Friedrich
• Hans
• Otto
• Wilhelm
• Heinrich
• Ludwig
• Leonard
• Wolfgang
• Kurt
• Fritz
• Leopold
• Gunther
• Dirk
• Manfred
• Bernd

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Hermann mean?

From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.

What is the origin of the name Hermann?

From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.

Is Hermann a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 731 US babies named Hermann since 1880 were boys.

When was Hermann most popular?

1916 in the United States, when 22 babies were named Hermann, its highest rank at 1,529th.

Is Hermann also a surname?

Yes. Hermann is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.