Given name & surname
Herma
“a messenger of the gods”
Herma is a variant of Hermia. In Greek use, Hermia carries the interpretation “a messenger of the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Herma is a variant of Hermia. In Greek use, Hermia carries the interpretation “a messenger of the gods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Herma connects to the Hermes name family through Hermia. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Herma is a variant of Hermia. The history of Hermia gives this family its wider story. Hermia is a character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hermia connects with the Greek god Hermes; in German naming it can also be treated as a Latinate version of Hermine.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Herma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 861
- 0 boys · 861 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 662 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Herma
- Herma BaumaAustrian athlete and handballer1915–2003
- Herma SzaboAustrian figure skater1902–1986
- Herma MeijerDutch speed skaterborn 1969
- Herma Auguste WittstockGerman performance artistborn 1977
- Herma MarksmanVenezuelan historianborn 1949
- Herma KirchschlägerAustrian First Lady (1916–2009)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Hermilla
“a messenger of the gods”
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Hermilda
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