Recorded 1916–1939 Girls' name Peak 1927 106 births

Ermalee — girls' name

106 babies named Ermalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s661930s29
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ermalee was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ermalee in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ermalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Ermalee between 1916 and 1939, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ermalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ermalee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ermalee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ermalee 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 106 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.

Ermalee at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

106

Since 1916

24 years of records

Peak year

1927

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1916

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1939

Ermalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1916

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1927)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 19391934193119281926192419211916 5

Ermalee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
66 births that decade — 62% of Ermalee's all-time total
1910s111920s661930s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ermalee?
106 babies have been named Ermalee since 1916. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1927 with 13 births.
When was Ermalee most popular?
Ermalee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Ermalee been used?
Ermalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 24 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Ermalee?
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.

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, 1916–1939 (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.