Girls' name · since 1885

Ermina

Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Ermina, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,166 of 72,339
all-time among girls
291
born since 1885
1910s
peak decade

Ermina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 291 have been recorded since 1885.

Ermina has 291 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2014.

  • #16,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 291 born since 1885
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermina ranks #16,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1885, peaking in the 1910s.

#16,166 of 72,339
all-time among girls
291
born since 1885
1910s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ermina's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ermina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ermina's full recorded timeline at 1924, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ermina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1917)
20
Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
0510152025 18851913191819231928193620032014 5

Ermina by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (112 births, 38% of the file).

1910s was Ermina's strongest decade.

112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Ermina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 112 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ermina? ▼
291 babies have been named Ermina since 1885. All-time, it sits at #16,166 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1917 with 20 births.
Where does Ermina sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermina ranks #16,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ermina most popular? ▼
Ermina was most popular in the 1910s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Ermina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ermina since 1885 -- 130 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Ermina? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erma, Erminia, Ermelinda, Ermine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ermina's data

  • Ermina's decade-level peak was the 1910s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Ermina

Nearby Names Like Ermina

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ermina

Erma Girl
#5239 54,949 births
Erminia Girl
1,497 births
Ermelinda Girl
1,374 births
Ermine Girl
522 births
Ermal Girl
342 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ermina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1885–2014 (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 Ermina 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.