Given name & surname
Therman
“protected by Thor”
Therman is a variant of Thormond. One interpretation is “protected by Thor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Therman is a variant of Thormond. One interpretation is “protected by Thor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Therman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,885
- 1,885 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 654 as a first name in 2020; 142 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.
Therman’s family of names
Therman has a related form in Thormond. In Greek usage, Therman as a surname is a transliteration of Θέρμαν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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