Herman appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1921, 3,219 babies were named Herman (ranked #64 nationally). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2286), with roughly 63 babies named Herman each year. Herman has been declining in recent years. In total, around 136,709 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.