Girls' name · since 1926

Ermadean

17 babies named Ermadean in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#47,683 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1926
1920s
peak decade

17 girls have been named Ermadean since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Ermadean has 17 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1929.

  • #47,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1926
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermadean ranks #47,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1926, peaking in the 1920s.

#47,683 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1926
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ermadean's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ermadean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ermadean's full recorded timeline at 1928, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ermadean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 192619281929 5

Ermadean by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Ermadean's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Ermadean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ermadean?
Since 1926, Social Security records show 17 babies named Ermadean. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #47,683 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1926, with 6 births.
Where does Ermadean sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermadean ranks #47,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ermadean most popular?
Ermadean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Ermadean been used?
Records for Ermadean go back to 1926, giving 4 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Ermadean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erma, Erminia, Ermelinda, Ermine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ermadean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ermadean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.