Is Herma a boy or girl name?

Herma is a girl’s name. Of the 861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Herma

Recorded 1884–1964 · United States

Herma was most popular in 1918, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,472 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 people named Herma.

Herma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Herma’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Herma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Herma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 861 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Herma

Where Herma is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Kentucky 51.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org