Charles Herman
There are approximately 183 people named Charles Herman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,872,975 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Charles with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Herman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
183
1 in 1,872,975
Named Charles
1.3M
Alive today
Named Herman
49K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 57
Estimated bearers: 49K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #826
Per 100K: 14.15
Top ancestry: White (90.5%)
First name trend
Charles: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Charles. The peak year was 1947 with 40,917 births. The average person named Charles today is 57 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Herman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Herman, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.5%.
- White90.5%
- Black or African American3.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.9%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Charles has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3782% of the US population, based on 1,296,413 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Herman appears at a rate of 14.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0141%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 183 people with the full name Charles Herman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Charles
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FAQ
Charles Herman: questions and answers
How many people are named Charles Herman?
We estimate approximately 183 people in the United States share the full name Charles Herman. That works out to about 1 in 1,872,975 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3782%) with the surname frequency (14.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Charles Herman?
We classify Charles Herman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,872,975 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Charles a male or female name?
Charles is predominantly male. Out of 2,441,151 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Charles profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.