How Many People Are Named Hermes?
people named Hermes are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 510,889 people in the US has this name
Based on 702 babies named Hermes in Social Security records from 1924 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably from Greek βΞ΅ΟΞΌΞ± (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker". Hermes was a Greek god associated with speed and good luck, who served as a messenger to Zeus and the other gods. He was also the patron of travellers, writers, athletes, merchants, thieves and orators.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Hermes, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Hermes alive today is about 23 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 37 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Hermes first appears in the records in 1924, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 37 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1924 to 2025
π Rank History
Hermes has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,606, in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #3,208.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,208 |
| Best rank | #2,606 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,827 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Hermes alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hermes were born in California than in any other state: about 52 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hermes was given about 4.2 times as often in California.
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