The baby name Herma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HER-ma (IPA: /ˈhɜːrmə/).
Herma is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Herma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HER-ma (IPA: /ˈhɜːrmə/).
Herma is Germanic in Origin.
Herma is a feminine name in Dutch, German, and Central European use, usually a short form of Hermina/Hermine, the female counterparts of Herman/Hermann. The Germanic roots heri/harja “army” + man “man” give the meaning “warrior” or “army man.” It appears in records from the late 19th to mid‑20th century and had modest popularity in the Netherlands, Germany, and the Czech lands; in English it remains rare, though borne by legal scholar Herma Hill Kay.
Variants and related forms include Hermine, Hermina (Cz/Sk: Hermína), Hermien (Dutch), Herminia (Spanish/Portuguese), Herminie (French), Hermia, and Hermione; masculine cognates are Herman/Hermann. A secondary etymology connects Herma to Greek herma, a boundary marker linked to Hermes, yielding readings like “of Hermes” or “boundary stone.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #233 | 27 | 7,507 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #310 | 1,094 | 5,933 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| NL | 0 | #325 | 67 | 2,481 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #399 | 22 | 1,885 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #788 | 51 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #826 | 26 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #913 | 23 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #917 | 27 | 14,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #932 | 63 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,094 | 18 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,106 | 36 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,428 | 19 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Herma is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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