Girls' name · since 1916
Ermalee
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Ermalee, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ermalee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 106 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermalee has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1939.
- #26,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermalee ranks #26,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ermalee's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ermalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ermalee splits its recorded history at 1927: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ermalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1939
- Peak year (1927)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ermalee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (66 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Ermalee's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ermalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 66 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Ermalee's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 1930s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ermalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
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, 1916–1939 (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 Ermalee 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.