Hermon
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning sacred mountain; devoted one.
Hermon by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Hermon. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 114 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hermon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hermanwarrior, army man55 in the US (2017)
- Harmonharmonious; a form of Hermann or Harmony19 in the US (2017)
- Heronwading bird; from heros hero6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Herson8 in the US (2017)
- Haroona form of Aaron; lofty or exalted73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hernanbold voyager; a form of hernando58 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Hermon, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Hermon, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hermon
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