Is Hermann a boy or girl name?

Hermann is a boy’s name. Of the 731 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hermann

Recorded 1880–2024 · United States

Hermann was most popular in 1916, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,975 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 731 people named Hermann.

Hermann over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hermann’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hermann a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hermann is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 731 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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