Boy
Herman
The name Herman carries the meaning "army man". It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. In total, about 128,341 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
GermanicGermanic "heri" (army) + "man"
EtymologyMeaning "army man"
Births by decade
1900s
5,082
1910s
22,715
1920s
29,205
1930s
20,456
1940s
16,950
1950s
13,914
1960s
8,428
1970s
4,802
1980s
3,132
1990s
1,954
2000s
1,092
2010s
611
Peaked in the 1920s · 128,341 total U.S. births since 1900