How Many People Are Named Herma?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Herma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Herma peaked in popularity in 1918 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Herma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Herma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1918
32 births
Total Registered
861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herma
Herma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 861 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Herma as a female name
Ranked #7,146 in 1964
5 female births in 1964
Peak: 1918 (32 births)
Herma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herma span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 209 babies were registered. Herma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Herma by Decade
How has Herma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Herma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herma
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herma?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Herma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Herma a common name?
Herma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herma most popular?
Herma reached peak popularity in 1918, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herma is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herma a female name?
Herma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herma Smith, Herma Johnson, Herma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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