Kerman

Boys' name

Form of Germanus

Kerman has been given to 75 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1963, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Kerman, 1976

1 in 607,000

Kerman over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Kerman: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Germanus

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Kerman means

Kerman is a form of Germanus.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Kerman is used in Basque.

Another recorded pronunciation is /keɾ.ˈman/ for Kerman.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Germanus.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 75 boys were recorded with the name Kerman between 1912 and 1976. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1963; its best national rank was #2,425 in 1912.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Kerman?

Kerman had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1976, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1976: 1 in 607,000; 5 of 3,034,007 births
Among boys only: 1 in 314,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1976: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 420,604 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Kerman sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1976 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 420,604 children born in 1976 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kerman. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kermans were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kerman was born before 1952 — so the typical Kerman is around 73 today.

Median birth year: 1952; About 73 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 29.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 56.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 48; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 29.3% of all recorded uses (22).

Is Kerman rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1963 (7)
Years since peak: 62; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 20.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,425; 1912

Spellings of Kerman

Kerman is not the most common spelling — Norman is, with 39.4% against Kerman's 0.01%.

Norman39.4%253,160
Herman21.2%135,977
Sherman6.1%39,190
Keegan6.0%38,519
Keenan2.8%18,176
Kieran2.7%17,613
Kermit2.6%16,445
Kellan1.7%10,752

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Kerman by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,425; 1912
Peak year: 1963; 7 that year
First recorded: 1912
Last recorded: 1976
All-time count: 75
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Kerman

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Kershaw Kerion Kerwens Sriman Kerrie Teoman Kerrigan Keraun Soliman Keric Kerin Numan Kervens Kerolos Beauman Sukhman Gurman Firman Kernie Kerron Rhoman Noman Wilman Kerim

Sibling names for Kerman

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jonna Edie Pennie Nannette Alesia Moira Lolita Lanette

For a brother

Greggory Berry Chet Rob Richie Vince Tod Blair

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