Given name & surname
Hermon
“a soldier”
Hermon is a variant of Herman. One German interpretation is “a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hermon is a variant of Herman. One German interpretation is “a soldier.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hermon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,059
- 3,966 boys · 93 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,047 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,047 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 848 as a first name in 2020; 612 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hermon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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