Meaning of the nameHermes

Male
Greek origin
Her-mes

Hermes is a male name that comes from the ancient Greek Hermês, the messenger god of Greek mythology, and its origin and meaning are uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Hermes is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 11,177
Rank in Brazil: #1,574
Median age: 55 years
2010 Census: 12,845; people

Hermes in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hermes, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,326 people).

53 women 11,124 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Hermes is most common

States with the highest share of people named Hermes in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,181	0.005%
Minas Gerais	1,406	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,200	0.011%
Bahia	961	0.007%
Paraná	752	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	705	0.004%
Santa Catarina	564	0.007%
Goiás	412	0.006%
Espírito Santo	318	0.008%
Pernambuco	315	0.004%
Mato Grosso	284	0.008%
Pará	217	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	213	0.008%
Paraíba	196	0.005%
Distrito Federal	195	0.007%
Ceará	178	0.002%
Amazonas	171	0.004%
Maranhão	151	0.002%
Alagoas	140	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	134	0.004%
Piauí	113	0.004%
Rondônia	111	0.007%
Tocantins	111	0.007%
Sergipe	61	0.003%
Roraima	45	0.007%
Acre	23	0.003%
Amapá	20	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Hermes

Hermes comes from the ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), the name of the messenger god of Greek mythology, and Wiktionary gives the origin and meaning of that name as unknown. Behind the Name points to the Greek word ἕρμα (herma), 'heap of stones, boundary marker', as a possibility, and also allows for an origin older than Greek. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,177 people named Hermes, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, the two spellings in the group, Hermes and Ermes, are most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

The most common spelling in the group, with the initial H that comes from the Greek Hermês.

Other spellings of Hermes

Spelling	People (2022)
Hermes	11,177
Ermes	1,711

Sources

Wiktionary: Hermes (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Hermes · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Ermes (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Hermes · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Hermes

What does the name Hermes mean?

The meaning of Hermes is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Hermes in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,177 people with the first name Hermes, which ranks it number 1,574 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Hermes a boy's or a girl's name?

Hermes is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 53 women and 11,124 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Hermes?

Hermes is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hermes most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Hermes (1,200 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hermes?

Ermes. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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