Unisex name · since 1883
Ermine
Ermine has 522 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
522 girls have been named Ermine since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ermine has 522 recorded births among girls since 1883, 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 1883 to 1959.
- #11,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 522 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ermine ranks #11,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 522 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ermine's 522 recorded births place it above 84.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ermine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ermine's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ermine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1959
- Peak year (1917)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Ermine popularity over time - boys
67 total births recorded since 1906 (Ermine as boys' name)
Ermine by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (153 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Ermine's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ermine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 57
1890s
57 births
- 1900s 60
1900s
60 births
- 1910s
1910s
153 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 153 births (29% of all-time use).
How Ermine 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 Ermine's total volume
Ermine by state
Where Ermine concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 522 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ermine's data
- Ermine's decade-level peak was the 1910s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ermines (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ermine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1883–1959 (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 Ermine 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.