Recorded 1925–1938 Girls' name Peak 1929 23 births

Epimenia — girls' name

23 babies named Epimenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Epimenia was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

7 babies were named Epimenia in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Epimenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Epimenia between 1925 and 1938, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Epimenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Epimenia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Epimenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Epimenia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Epimenia at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

23

Since 1925

14 years of records

Peak year

1929

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1925

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1938

Epimenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1925

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1929)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Epimenia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 78% of Epimenia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Epimenia?
23 babies have been named Epimenia since 1925. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1929 with 7 births.
When was Epimenia most popular?
Epimenia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Epimenia been used?
Epimenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 14 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Epimenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Epiphany, Epifania, Epic. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.