Girls' name · since 1912
Ermelinda
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,374 babies named Ermelinda, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,374
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ermelinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,374 have been recorded since 1912.
Ermelinda has 1,374 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2019.
- #6,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,374 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermelinda ranks #6,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,374 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,374
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ermelinda's 1,374 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ermelinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ermelinda's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ermelinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2019
- Peak year (1964)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Ermelinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (283 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Ermelinda's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ermelinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s 111
1930s
111 births
- 1940s
1940s
130 births
- 1950s
1950s
222 births
- 1960s
1960s
283 births
- 1970s
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 283 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ermelinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ermelinda's total volume
Ermelinda by state
Where Ermelinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 320 | 23.3% |
| #2 | California | | 156 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.4% |
320 of 1,374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ermelinda's data
- Ermelinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ermelindas (320 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ermelinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1912–2019 (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 Ermelinda 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.