Girls' name · since 1919
Ermer
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Ermer, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ermer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermer has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1919, 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 1919 to 1928.
- #40,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermer ranks #40,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ermer's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ermer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ermer's full recorded timeline at 1923, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ermer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1928
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Ermer by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 77% of the file).
1920s was Ermer's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Ermer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (77% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ermer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~9 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, 1919–1928 (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 Ermer 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.