Hermes
Hermes is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. The masculine given name may also refer to:Saint Hermes, several Christian martyrs Hermes Trismegistus, the purported author of the Hermetic Corpus, a series of Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd century AD and later Hermes L.
Meaning & Origin of Hermes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hermes is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. The masculine given name may also refer to:Saint Hermes, several Christian martyrs Hermes Trismegistus, the purported author of the Hermetic Corpus, a series of Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd century AD and later Hermes L.
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The Story of Hermes
Hermes first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 31 Hermess were born — ranking #3,647 that year. As of 2026, Hermes ranks #3,647 for baby boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 721 Hermess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hermes
Hermes is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 721 births in the dataset. Hermes's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,549. Use the chart and map above to compare Hermes's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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