Herman
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Herman.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Herman (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Herman has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2012. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 54 |
| 1999 | 69 |
| 2000 | 80 |
| 2001 | 90 |
| 2002 | 94 |
| 2003 | 97 |
| 2004 | 92 |
| 2005 | 103 |
| 2006 | 93 |
| 2007 | 109 |
| 2008 | 102 |
| 2009 | 104 |
| 2010 | 95 |
| 2011 | 80 |
| 2012 | 114 |
| 2013 | 59 |
| 2014 | 81 |
| 2015 | 84 |
| 2016 | 86 |
| 2017 | 81 |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2019 | 65 |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2022 | 59 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,292 |
| 2000 | 1,328 |
| 2001 | 1,388 |
| 2002 | 1,454 |
| 2003 | 1,528 |
| 2004 | 1,582 |
| 2005 | 1,666 |
| 2006 | 1,734 |
| 2007 | 1,813 |
| 2008 | 1,912 |
| 2009 | 1,993 |
| 2010 | 2,071 |
| 2011 | 2,128 |
| 2012 | 2,228 |
| 2013 | 2,268 |
| 2014 | 2,338 |
| 2015 | 2,403 |
| 2016 | 2,469 |
| 2017 | 2,550 |
| 2018 | 2,622 |
| 2019 | 2,684 |
| 2020 | 2,734 |
Herman in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Herman.Hi! My name is Herman.
- Har du träffat Herman? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Herman? He started working here on Monday.
- Herman har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Herman has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Hermans mamma är lärare.Herman's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hermans mamma is Herman's mum.
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Questions about Herman
How do you pronounce Herman in Swedish?
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What does the name Herman mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Herman.
How popular is Herman in Sweden?
59 babies were named Herman in 2022. In 2020, 2,734 people in Sweden had Herman as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2012 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.