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Herman

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What official birth registration shows about Herman: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Herman: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #20, reached in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2018

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2018, ranging from #2357 to #4749.199619982009201020142018#2357#4749
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1998#2901
2009#3744
2010#4678
2014#3895
2018#4749

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 76 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2018: #40 among boys in Norway, #4749 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #212 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #20 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #20 in Norway in 2025.

Herman's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#20241HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#27204HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#39171HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#31177HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#32172HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#28161HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#27196HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#40173HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#46160HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#51152HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#53146HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#41169HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#51156HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#54157HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#50163HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#50162HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#57150HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#54158HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#48161HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#42179HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#47160HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#40193HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#37192HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#41179HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#41176HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#44168HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#46166HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#51150HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#64121HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#8590HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#10269HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#10569HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#11560HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#10964HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#19633HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#20329HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#35413HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#28017HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4379HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#34713HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#33314HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4658HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5765HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#31214HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4309HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#38311HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#36112HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4229HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4279HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6124HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#38310HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5176HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5176HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#32712HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#3889HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3659HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4596HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#31911HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#3948HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4266HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4944HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4694HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#30110HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3846HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3328HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3716HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#4144HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#2809HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3008HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#27010HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#26210HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#2769HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#21315HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#27210HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#21216HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Herman is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Herman, between 1945 and 2025, in 76 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202576#20 in 2025
England and Wales1996–20186#2357 in 1996

Its high point came 29 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Norway (2025).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Herman

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How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #20 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.