Unisex name · since 1913
Ermel
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Ermel, peaking in 1913. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ermel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermel has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1932.
- #32,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermel ranks #32,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ermel's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ermel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ermel's full recorded timeline at 1919, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ermel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1932
- Peak year (1913)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ermel popularity over time - boys
53 total births recorded since 1915 (Ermel as boys' name)
Ermel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (33 births, 54% of the file).
1910s was Ermel's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ermel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 33 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ermel's data
- Ermel's decade-level peak was the 1910s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ermel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1913–1932 (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 Ermel 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.