Boys' name · since 1999
Ermias
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 2,245 babies named Ermias, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,245
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,245 babies have been named Ermias since 1999, making it today's #1151 boys' name.
Ermias has 2,245 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1151 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #3,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,151 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,245 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermias ranks #3,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,151 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,245 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,245
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ermias's 2,245 recorded births place it above 93.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ermias compares
2,245 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ermias's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ermias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 523 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ermias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ermias's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 523, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ermias popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 523
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ermias popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2019 (Ermias as girls' name)
Ermias by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,631 births, 73% of the file).
2020s was Ermias's strongest decade.
1,631 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Ermias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 576
2010s
576 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,631 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,631 births (73% of all-time use).
How Ermias compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ermias's total volume
Ermias by state
Where Ermias concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 301 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 243 | 10.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 144 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 103 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 96 | 4.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 91 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 77 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 74 | 3.3% |
301 of 2,245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Ermias appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ermiass (301 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ermias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Ermias 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.